Categories: Kwara

Kwara Governor Makes New Appointment

  • Kwara state governor has appointed Dr Sambo Murtala as SA on Legal Matters
  • Sambo Murtala is a foremost human rights activist in the state

Ekohotblog reports that Kwara state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Dr Sambo Murtala as the special adviser on legal matters.

This was contained in the statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye.

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“Murtala, a household name in the civil rights community in Kwara State, studied law at the University of Ilorin (2005-2010) and bagged his LLB from the Nigeria Law School in 2011. He also holds a diploma in Common and Islamic Law from the College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies.

A member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Murtala is a litigation lawyer reputed for his passion for civil rights cases — with at least 54 of such done pro bono (free).

He served on the Kwara State Transition Committee in 2019 and was the convener of Kwara Development Trackers and Secretary of the Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum.

He was until his appointment the Principal Partner at the Sambo Murtala & Co. (Activist Chambers).”

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