Reps Speaker lauds Tambuwal’s appointment into body of benchers

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State over his appointment as life member of Nigeria`s body of benchers.

The felicitation is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Dogara’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan.

The statement quoted Dogara as saying the conferment of life membership on Tambuwal was well deserved.

It added that Tambuwal had distinguished himself as a lawyer, a parliamentarian and a governor.

"As a consummate lawyer and astute parliamentarian, Tambuwal has written his name in gold in the annals of history of the legal profession and the National Assembly.

"As former Speaker, Tambuwal contributed immensely to the development of the institution of the legislature and the deepening of democracy in Nigeria.''

Membership of ‎the Body is highly sought after by legal professionals serving in the bar and the Bench. The body is made up of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), President of the Court of Appeal, Presiding Justices of Court of Appeal Divisions and the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

Others are the Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, Chief Judges of the States, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Chairman of the Council of Legal Education and the President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA).

The rest include thirty legal practitioners nominated by the NBA and such number of persons, not exceeding ten, who appear to the body to be eminent members of the legal profession in Nigeria of not less than 15 years post call standing.