Senior Bar Man, Olumuyiwa Olowokure Passes Away

Senior Olumuyiwa Olowokure, Esq., has just passed on TNL had learnt.

According to the information disclosed to TNL, Senior Olumuyiwa Olowokure, Esq died this afternoon after a brief illness.

Before his death, Mr. Olowokure was the Principal Partner at O.O.Olowokure & Co.

Mr. Olumuyiwa Olowokure was called to Nigerian Bar in 1986 and had practised law in Kaduna, where he did his National Youths Service Corps, (NYSC).

After four years of learning the ropes in the reputable law firm of Paul Usoro and Co, he established his firm in Kaduna, where he developed a reputable practice with emphasis on immigration, taxation, insurance, servicing international development organisations and more recently pre-election matters and election petitions.

He had a highly successful tenure as Chairman of Kaduna Branch, as Chairman, he led the Branch to host one of the most successful and seamless conferences in the annals of NBA history. As the Kaduna State Coordinator of ‘Project Swift Count’ he represented NBA as State Coordinator in a coalition of civil society organisations that officially observed the 2011 general elections.

He also contested for the position of General Secretary of the NBA in 2012, but lost.”

Late Olowokure was indeed a respected senior of the Bar.

We at TNL, wish that the good God grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss.