Biography, Family, Net Worth & Career Of Barrister Uwemedimo Nwoko
Brainnews returns with the biography of Barrister Uwemedimo Nwoko, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Akwa Ibom State.
Uwemedimo Nwoko (born 27 October 1964) is a Nigerian legal practitioner, politician, human rights activist and the current Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Akwa Ibom State.
Early life and education
Nwoko was born on 27 October 1964 in Abiakana, in Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
In 1972, Nwoko started attending Qua Iboe Church Primary School, Ikot Osukpong, Ika LGA of Akwa Ibom State and left the school in 1977 to continue his secondary education at Saint Augustine Secondary School, Urua Inyang (1977 – 1982). He later proceeded to study law at the University of Calabar (1987 – 1982) before completing the course at the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos (1991 – 1992).
Career
In December 2014, incumbent governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio forwarded Nwoko’s name to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly for screening and eventual appointment as the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
On 13 January 2015, he was given the job. He became the 14th Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Akwa Ibom State.
In mid-2015, he was re-appointed the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice by the incumbent governor, Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel.
