Charles E. Archibong

Charles E. Archibong

His secondary school education was similarly spread, beginning at St Gregory’s College, Lagos by way of Saint Patrick’s College, Calabar and culminating in sixth form at the Federal Government College in Sokoto.

Mr. Archibong graduated with a law degree from the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, and practiced in Lagos of over two decades specialising in corporate and commercial law. He participated in the many attempts to transition Nigeria from military government to civilian rule in the 1990s. Mr. Archibong left politics in 2000.

He was elevated to the bench of the Federal High Court of Nigeria in 2002, retiring involuntarily in 2013. Mr. Archibong currently consults mainly pro bono in his home state of Cross River where he is a Community Leader.

A Stranger in Their Midst, his first book, is about his judicial career

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    By : Charles E. Archibong

    A Stranger in Their Midst

    Charles E. Archibong was elevated to the bench of the Federal High Court of Nigeria in 2002—the primary superintending forum of Nigeria’s federal system, with jurisdiction over the executive activity of the federal government and all its agencies.

    This book details matters that came before Archibong during his time as a Federal Judge. His characteristic approach to adjudication was a decided bent toward speedy conclusion of proceedings before him. These cases ranged from the abduction of a sitting state governor, the recall of the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, a trial of activists of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), to pushing through trial a civil claim against federal authorities over publication of an air accident report, oil magnates and communication czars tangling with their creditors. The stories are told with the skill and pathos of an excellent writer.

    Things reach a climax when Justice Archibong collides with senior lawyers engaged on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to conduct a major criminal trial, and about the same time the Judge gets caught in the crossfire of feuding political bigwigs litigating for the control of party political structures. These conflicts will lead to the premature termination of his judicial career.

    ₦5,000.00