Institute Lauds Ekwo Over Landmark Book On Insolvency, Bankruptcy Laws

The Institute of Leadership Assessment and Development (ILAD) has hailed Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo over the publication of his legal compendium, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws and Practice in Nigeria, published by Princeton & Associates in 2026.

The 1,112-page book, structured across 21 progressive chapters, has been described by legal scholars and practitioners as one of the most comprehensive textbooks ever produced on corporate insolvency and bankruptcy in Nigeria.

ILAD, which has consistently championed scholarship, institutional excellence and the development of capable leaders across all sectors of national life, said the publication represented precisely the quality of intellectual leadership Nigeria urgently needs.

In a statement issued by its Communications and Publications Unit, ILAD noted that for decades, legal practitioners, judges, corporate administrators and financial professionals navigating insolvency matters in Nigeria had been compelled to rely on disparate statutes, scattered case law and foreign legal texts often ill-suited to Nigeria’s legal and commercial realities.

The institute stated that Justice Ekwo’s work brought that long era of inadequacy to a decisive close.

According to the Institute, the book surveys the full landscape of Nigerian insolvency Law — from the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA 2020) and the Bankruptcy Act to the intersecting regulatory frameworks governing banking, securities, insurance, mortgage institutions, consumer protection, credit reporting, and secured transactions in movable assets.

” Beyond statutory analysis, the work equips readers with practical tools of corporate rescue and restructuring, including Company Voluntary Arrangements, administration, mergers and acquisitions, winding up, liquidation, and dissolution, it said.”

ILAD praised the rare dual authority Justice Ekwo brought to the work.

As a serving judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria and a distinguished scholar, the Institute noted that he writes with the combined weight of bench experience and academic rigour — an uncommon combination that gives the text a quality rarely achieved by purely academic or practitioner-authored works.

The institute’s director-general, Dr Baba Ransome Adamu, expressed deep admiration for Justice Ekwo’s achievement.

He said, “This book will shape legal practice, judicial reasoning, and commercial decision-making in Nigeria for generations to come. ILAD is proud to commend it to every professional, every institution, and every leader who cares about the health of our economy and the integrity of our legal system.”

Adamu further stated, “At ILAD, we understand that the development of capable, competent, and principled leadership is foundational to every sphere of national life, including the judiciary, the legal profession, and the broader commercial environment in which Nigerian enterprises operate. Justice Ekwo’s willingness to invest years of research and professional energy into a work of such depth and public utility is itself an act of transformational leadership. We salute him.”