Festus Uvie Obijeko

FESTUS UVIE OBIJEKO Esq. Ebo Investment Complex, KM 4, Upper Siluko Road, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.-,--. EDUCATION NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOLABUJA, NIGERIA. Barrister at Law (Qualifying Certificate) Graduated with Second Class Honors.Class of 2013 Focus: Procedural & Corporate Law, General Legal Studies, Law Office Management. UNIVERSITY OF BENINBENIN, NIGERIA. Faculty of LawClass of 2012. Bachelor of Laws. Graduated with Second Class Honors. Honors: 4th Best Graduating Student; Chief Richard Ahonaruogho Law School Prize For Excellence in Research & Academics. EDO STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONBENIN, NIGERIA. Department of Geography & Social Studies Education.Class of 2007. Nigerian National Certificate in Education (NCE). Graduated with Distinction. Honors: Best Graduating Student, Faculty of Art & Social Sciences. EXPERIENCE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERMARCH, 2018 – PRESENT OBIJEKO FESTUS CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION BENIN, NIGERIA. Offered legal advise to politicians, Branded alluringly colorful campaign billboards & graphically designed posters for politicians; organized and drafted campaign manifestoes for politicians; adviced politicians on win-win campaign strategies; undertook massive online electioneering campaign for political clients, carried out electoral popularity sampling on behalf of political clients. PRINCIPAL LEGAL CONSULTANTJANUARY, 2018 – PRESENT OBIJEKO FESTUS CHAMBERS (JURAL PEAK) BENIN, NIGERIA. Managed estates; wrote legal opinions and essays; adviced clients on complex legal issues; actively defended clients’ human rights; conducted detailed legal researches; drafted full court processes, appeared and argued briefs in courts of law; drafted several commercial agreements, been recently involved in several high level drafting & review of MOUs and commercial agreements in Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Sector; performed several investment & corporate lawyering (external soliciting & personal); counseling & follow-up; defined, defended, negotiated, adviced and manage tax policy and tax cases of companies and individual clients; adviced and successfully interfaced with international migration authorities on behalf of international clients on funds importation, residency permits, travel applications etc. SENIOR ASSOCIATEJANUARY, 2017 – DEC, 2017 P.F. AWO-OSAGIE & CO. BENIN, NIGERIA. Managed estates; wrote legal opinions and essays; adviced clients on complex legal issues; actively defended clients’ human rights; conducted detailed legal researches; drafted full court processes, appeared and argued briefs in courts of law; drafted several commercial agreements. SENIOR LEGAL COUNSELOCTOBER, 2015 – JAN, 2017 FAITHFUL STEWARDS LLP BENIN, NIGERIA. Managed estates; wrote legal opinions and essays; adviced clients on complex legal issues; actively defended clients’ human rights; conducted detailed legal researches; drafted full court processes, appeared and argued briefs in courts of law; drafted several commercial agreements. HEAD OF CHAMBERSSEPT, 2014 – OCT, 2015 PHILIP ODIASE & CO. BENIN, NIGERIA. Managed estates; wrote legal opinions and essays; adviced clients on complex legal issues; actively defended clients’ human rights; conducted detailed legal researches; drafted full court processes, appeared and argued briefs in courts of law; drafted several commercial agreements. DISPUTE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION OFFICERJANUARY, 2014 – SEPT, 2014 CITIZENS’ RIGHTS & MEDIATION CENTRE, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ENUGU, NIGERIA. Participated and played active role in the effective settlement of disputes between and amongst individuals, communities, corporate bodies, government agencies and had their terms of settlement filed in court as consent judgment. LEGAL EXTERN JUNE, 2013 – JUNE, 2013 EGHOBAMIEN & EGHOBAMIEN (SANS) BENIN, NIGERIA. Played active part in client interview, legal researches, document filing, keeping of legal records and as Head of Externs; reported to Chambers head on a continuous basis on the progress report of externs. COURT EXTERN MARCH, 2013 – MAY, 2013 EDO STATE HIGH COURT BENIN, NIGERIA. Worked effectively with the Court’s (Court 2) Registrars, Clerk and Judge in the management of courtroom proceedings. CHIEF RESEARCH ASSISTANT JUNE, 2012 – DEC, 2012 OFFICE OF OIL & GAS LAW STUDIES, FACULTY OF LAW,BENIN, NIGERIA. UNIVERSITY OF BENIN. Conducted in-depth, diverse and multi-disciplinary researches on the Phd. Thesis “Enforcement of Tortious Liability for Sport Injuries in Nigeria.” Made it possible to complete the thesis that was grounded for years. PERSONAL COMPUTER ANALYST & OFFICE ASSISTANTAUG, 2011 – NOV, 2012 OFFICE OF OIL & GAS LAW STUDIES, FACULTY OF LAW,BENIN, NIGERIA. UNIVERSITY OF BENIN. Carried out with the aid of computer, printer and copier; data entry, date storage, data processing, data retrieval, legal researches and advanced internet work. RESEARCH ASSISTANTMAY, 2011 – SEP, 2012 PHD. SCHOOL, FACULTY OF LAW, BENIN, NIGERIA. UNIVERSITY OF BENIN. Undertook critical review of Nigerian Supreme Court cases/judgments from- under supervision of Associate Professor Ukuegbe with a view to influence better legislation, law reform & development. CERTIFICATION CERTIFCATE OF CALL TO THE BAR Issued by the Nigerian Council of Legal Education & Body of Benchers. CERTIFICATE OF NATIONAL SERVICE Issued by the Nigerian National Youth Service Corps SKILLS & COMPETENCIES Electricity Law Expert; Real Estate Project Management; Human Rights activism; Investment Advisory & Management; Corporate Law; Corporate Tax Planning, Commercial Litigation; Land Law Expert; Tax Law, Tax Advisory, Tax Research & Tax Compliance; document drafting, drafting agreements, drafting correspondences & bill drafting; time management, multi-tasking, group works, family law; contract law; contractual agreements; breach of contracts; contract legal review; legal research; online research; banking law; Microsoft office, word, powerpoint, CorelDraw; online campaign management, political campaign strategies. COMMUNITY SERVICE • Member, BAR Public Defender’s Committer, NBA, Benin Branch. (2020-Present) • Leader, Group 5(Assembly Hall) Nigeria Law School, Abuja Campus. -) • Public Relations Officer, Law Students’ Bar Association, University of Benin. -) • Chambers Head, Charles Edosowan (SAN) Chambers, University of Benin. -) • General Secretary, Redeemed Christian Corpers Fellowship, Enugu Chapter. (2014) • Editor-In-Chief, Press Club, COLBEN Chapter (2006) HOBBIES • Rights Advocacy, Writing, Typing, Research, Reading course related books, Travelling, Teaching, Making Friends, Tourism and Cooking. - F. U. OBIJEKO ESQ.