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All is now set for the awaited commemoration of the 40th Birthday Anniversary of a quintessential lawyer and politician, Barr. Obinna Augustus Amagwula billed for tomorrow being Tuesday, 24th October 2017.
Rostrum gathered that Barr. Amagwula who is an ardent member of the ongoing revered Rescue Mission Administration in Imo State - the Eastern Heartland - ably led by His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha and currently the Deputy Director, Imo Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) would be celebrating alongside his 4-year-old third child (second son) in the person of Master Ikenna Amagwula who was incidentally born same day with the legal luminary but four years ago.
In a Press release from the office of the celebrant domiciled in Owerri, the schedule for tomorrow has it that Barr. Obinna Amagwula, in the company of his countless friends, fans and well-wishers, would as usual be visiting some Motherless Babies' Homes in Owerri the capital city of Imo.
Born
at Umuezike in Awo-Omamma, Oru East Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State on
the 24th October 1977 to the family of Chief & Lolo Richard
Ihekweaba Amagwula. He had his early upbringing in Imo State. He attended the
famous Santana Primary Boarding School, Awo-Omamma. Thereafter proceeded to
Bonus Pastor Seminary, Osina Ideato; and later concluded his secondary
education at St. Mary’s Catholic Seminary Umuowa, Orlu, where he sat for his
Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), and came out with flying colours
to the delight of his parents and well-wishers. While in the latter, he
obtained a diploma certificate in Latin.
Due
to his brilliant performance at the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
(JAMB) examination, in 1997, he got admission in the University of Calabar
(UniCal) Cross River State, to study Law, having obtained Diploma in Public
Administration in the same institution. In 2002, as God would have it, he
graduated with an excellent grade, which granted him the opportunity to be
admitted in the impeccable Nigeria Law School, Abuja in 2004; a programme he
equally finished with flying colours. Afterwards, he proceeded for his
compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme, which took place in
Nasarawa State, where he held the position of the President of Catholic Corpers
Association, Keffi.
In
2005, the young and exuberant Obinna Amagwula was called to the Nigerian Bar; a
ritual that gave him the mandate to practise as a recognized lawyer in any
Nigerian court situated anywhere across the federation.
Like
his educational career, Barr. Obinna Amagwula’s work experience spans a wide
but impressive range. He started his Law profession with Chancellery Law
Chambers Abuja as the Head of Administration. In 2009, he established a
functional law chamber, A.O Amagwula Chambers, in Abuja to enable him and his
teeming colleagues carryout their respective functions effectively; a venture
that has taken him to numerous places both in Nigeria and in the Diaspora,
because of his distinguished attributes. Furthermore, in 2017, he went further
to institute another Law Chamber - Destiny Partners - in Owerri, Imo State.
Barr.
Amagwula, who is the Chairman of Coalition of Imo State Indigenes Lawyers based
in Abuja, the Imo State Coordinator of All Awo-Omamma Indigenes Lawyers, and
the first Notary public from Awo-Omamma in Oru East LGA, was a member of the
Counsel that brought victory to the amiable Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas
Okorocha, at the Apex court, Supreme Court precisely, by the special grace of
God.
In
2003, he was a Councillorship candidate in Awo Ward I under the auspices of All
Nigerians People’s Party (ANPP), now defunct. As a distinguished politician, on
Thursday January 23, 2014, he was inaugurated as the Transition Committee (TC)
Chairman of Oru East LGA; an inauguration that was long awaited by the entire
people of the area due to the implicit respect they have for his person.
Within
a short time in office as the TC-Chairman of Oru East, he successfully restored
peace among the then divided leaders, as well as the entire members of the
council, by continually calling for reconciliation cum solidarity talks amongst
the concerned people. Also, he duly completed a befitting hall with office
apartments at the council headquarters - Omuma, which was named “Owelle Rochas
Okorocha Hall”; just to mention but a few.
As a
result of his exemplary performance as the TC Chairman, during one of the
solidarity visits of his Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha at the area, the
Governor pronounced before the public that Barr. Amagwula was ‘A son in whom he
was well pleased’. He remained in the position till September 2014 when he
resigned from office owing to his long-nurtured ambition to vie for a seat in
the Imo State House of Assembly to represent the constituents of Oru-East LGA.
Same
year, he was recognized as the Director on INEC Affairs, Rochas Campaign
Organisation (RCO). A position he held till 2015 when His Excellency was
reelected for a second time in office as the Executive Governor of Imo State.
Consequently, later that year (2015), he was returned as the
Transition-Committee (TC) Chairman of Oru-East L.G.A. During this period, he
ensured that some communities in the council that were yet to boast of
electricity supply, such as Ubahaeze clan in Awo-Omamma, were duly electrified
by providing the required facilities including transformers, high-tension
wires, electric poles, and what have you. He meritoriously served in the
position until in November 2016 when the amiable Governor thought it wise to
place him in a more critical and sensitive position, thus he was appointed as
the General Manager (GM) of the revered Owerri Capital Development Authority
(OCDA) having found him worthy beyond reasonable doubts.
As
the GM of the revered OCDA, within a shortest time frame, he had successfully
introduced obvious countless projects and initiatives. The staff strength of
the OCDA has been boosted to the peak; workers and pensioners of the agency are
now paid promptly; Mobile Courts have been instituted to instantly prosecute
offenders without much ado; the wrong perception of the public towards the
agency has completely been dropped owing to the various media avenues initiated
by his leadership to keep the general public abreast of happenings from time to
time; teamwork is now treated as a priority among the Management Staff. Within
few weeks of his stay, he single-handedly composed and initiated the 'OCDA
Anthem on Humility'.
Barr.
Obinna Amagwula invariably leads in rigorous field inspections almost on a
daily basis. Under his watch, Site Development Permit is now issued to land
developers cum prospective landlords within a few weeks interval provided the
site in question is approvable by law. As a compassionate gentleman and one who
works in line with the doctrines of the Rescue Mission Administration led by
Owelle Rochas Okorocha, in the spirit of the 2017 Easter Celebration, the OCDA
– under the auspices of “OCDA Workers’ Humanitarian Initiative (OWHI)” –
specially celebrated the season with various indigent men and women across the
length and breadths of Owerri Capital Territory, particularly the rural areas;
a gesture that was testified by the Traditional Rulers of the benefited
Autonomous Communities as the first of its kind.
As a
leader who truly understands the essence of stomach infrastructure, towards
saving the OCDA workers the day-to-day stress of covering distance to have
their lunch, he ensured that a standard Staff Canteen was established on the
premises of the agency. Above all, as a man who has penchant for public opinion
and constructive criticisms, he operates an unequalled open-door administration
at all times; a pattern of leadership that is relentlessly speaking for his
person in every nook and cranny within the shores of Imo State and beyond.
In
further recognition to his ebullient and outstanding achievements in OCDA, in
June 2017, he was elevated by His Excellency Owelle Rochas Okorocha to a post
of the Deputy Chairman of the Imo State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) on
Lands, OCDA and Emblem. It would amaze you to note that Barr. Amagwula, in his
usual brilliant and unique way, has already swung into action without much ado
as he presently occupies his newest political position.
As a
practising Christian and devoted Catholic, during his study period at the
Nigerian Law School – Abuja, he was unanimously recognized and as well
conferred by both the Chaplain and the entire congregation of Seat of Wisdom
Catholic Chaplaincy Abuja, as the Catechist of the Chaplaincy; a honour he held
throughout the period of his studentship.
A
widely travelled, symbolic politician, remarkable lawyer and highly refined
personality, Barr. Obinna Amagwula is essentially a peace-loving, kind-hearted
motivator, and a conscience-driven figure. Inter alia, he is an epitome of
humility. This is why he’s blessed with a God-fearing, lovely and loving wife,
Nneoma Coleth Ugonna Amagwula (Nee Chukwu) from Ohuba Awo-Omamma; and the
lovable marriage is currently blessed with four kids namely, Uchenna, Adanna,
Ikenna and Olanna, respectively.
It
was indeed the overall antecedents, contributions and potentials of this Legal
Luminary and politician par excellence, Honourable Barrister Augustus Obinna
Amagwula that motivated the Parish Priest and his assistants, Parish Council
members, and the entire parishioners of Christ the King Catholic Church (CKC)
Awo-Omamma in Oru East LGA to confer on him a remarkable and memorable Award of
Excellence, “Pillar of the Church”, on Easter Monday 21st April
2014. He was further decorated with an exemplary leadership Award of Honour by
the Rotary International District 9140, in 2014. In 2017, he was honoured with
a distinguished award of Excellence in Leadership by the Imo State University
(IMSU) Debating Union, an affiliate of the British Parliamentary Forum. His
exemplary contributions in the traditional sector attracted a Chieftaincy title
- Chimeremeze I - to his name; a honour destowed on him in 2014 by Ezi-Awo I Ancient
Kingdom in Awo-Omamma, Oru-East LGA.
Subsequently,
in April 2017, he was honoured with an Award of Integrity as ‘Service
Ambassador’ by a reputable Abuja-based NGO, Centre for Peace and Self-Value
Re-Orientation. On Friday 12th May 2017, he was equally decorated
with an Award of Excellence in Service to Humanity by the IMSU Law Students
Association (LAWSA); Recently in Lagos State, the 2005 Set of the Nigerian Law
School Abuja bestowed on him an Award of Excellence as a Distinguished Fellow
of the group; coupled with other countless remarkable awards he has bagged both
in the past and present.
Imo State at large is expected to be agog as a man of the people clocks 40 in a few hours time.
N.B: Stay tuned on Rostrum for more on "Barr. Amagwula Celebrates Birthday Tomorrow, To Visit Motherless Babies, Others".
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