*Says “I Didn’t Finish Secondary School At 13”
*Debunks Report Of Being Called To The Bar At 20 Years
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Esther Ebubenna Nwadike whose name was wrongly used as Esther Chuwuemeka, has debunked the report that she was called to the Nigerian Bar at the age of 20 years.
In the video, She denied claims that she graduated from secondary school at 13 and was called to bar at 20. She said the report was an error made by a person who put out a congratulatory message to celebrate her.
She added that she graduated from secondary school at the age of 15 and went to study Law in India at 17 after ABSU gave her Political Science, instead of the Law she wanted. She explained that she spent 5 years studying Law in India before returning to Nigeria for Law School.
Read her statement:
“My name is Esther Ebubenna Nwadike or you can call me barrister Esther Ebubenna Nwadike. I really thank God for the journey thus far. I thank God for bringing me to this point. I really appreciate everyone that has reached me online and all the platforms. I really can’t reach out to all of you but I am so thankful. I’d like to tell everyone that okay, it’s been God all the way, I am the little girl helped by God. But I started my journey into secondary school at the age of 9 and completed the journey at the age of 15 not 13 years contrary to what is out there online.
Also, I got admission to study political science in Abia State University Uturu at the age of 16 or so. That was after I couldn’t get in immediately. So, I applied to study law but I got political science. I did start but during the process, my Director suggested to my parents that we work my admission to study law in India which my parents considered and we pursued the entire process and that was how I left to study law in India at the age of 17. I had to start all over again. I had already spent one year in ABSU so I had to start all over again from the first year in India. I spent five years in India and came back to Nigeria in 2019 for my Bar Part 1
I would really like to apologize for the false information out there. It wasn’t intended to mislead the public. It was a congratulatory message that was put out there out of excitement. I also thank the person that put it out there however it just happened that the facts are not entirely correct.
So, thank you everyone I appreciate everything. I am still your small little Esther the small little girl that looks 15 18 however I am not 20 years, I am 24 although I may look 18 15.
Thank you so much.”
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