Newly inaugurated Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Garki branch, has honoured some eminent Nigerians in the legal profession, as part of its awards ceremony held in Abuja.
At the inaugural dinner and award night held in December, 2022, governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, a legal luminary, Cecil Osakwe and immediate-past president of NBA, Olumide Akpata and current president, Y.C. Maikaya, got award of excellence in leadership..
Osakwe specifically received the award for excellence in the real estate sector.
Osakwe is a senior lawyer and a consummate real estate developer who has developed properties both in the United States, United Kingdom and Nigeria.
The legal luminary, according to his citation, “has a vast experience in real estate business which has spanned over thirty years. Cecil has his popularly called builds luxurious properties for high brow clients in choicest locations around the globe.
“The Harvard-trained lawyer and businessman is the chairman and Chief executive officer of his group of companies which includes CEO Associates & Projects Ltd, Interproject Associates Limited, Alkire Partners Nigeria Limited, Abeh Signature Ltd and Ezem Osakwe & company among others.”
He is also a philanthropist who has impacted millions of people within and outside Nigeria, and has donated hostels to schools and centres to churches, while Cecil has over 200 workers in his employment.
