Abia CJ tasks newly-sworn-in notary public, on integrity, global best practices
The Chief Judge of Abia State, Hon. Justice Lilian Abai, has tasked the newly-sworn-in Notary Public, Barrister Ferdinand Chukwudi Ibebuike (JP), on integrity, justice and professional ethics.
Justice Abai who spoke during the swearing,-in ceremony Monday at the State High Court Umuahia, urged him to uphold the highest standard of professionalism and global best practices in the discharge of his duty.
The CJ who congratulated Ibebuike on his new assignment, further admonished him to remain upright and just in his notarial responsibilities, and to serve with utmost diligence and fairness.
Later in an interview, Barrister Ibebuike, thanked the Chief Judge of Nigeria for finding him fit for the appointment, and the Abia Chief Judge for swearing him in.
The legal practitioner promised to discharge his duties as Notary Public with utmost integrity and according to global best practices.
“I will apply global best practices in the discharge of my duties as Notary Public”, he declared.
Continuing, he added:”I’m not going to disappoint Nigeria, I will not disappoint my colleagues in the legal profession; and I’m not going to disappoint my family. I will discharge my duties to the best of my abilities”.
He further said:” What it means is that now as a lawyer, I have an extra work to do because the position of a Notary Public is a special assignment given to lawyers upon which they are supposed to do special jobs.”
The legal practitioner advised members of the public to always go to certified Notaries Public to notorise their documents to avoid being duped by quacks.
” People who look for where their documents can be notirised should go to certified Notaries Public to authenticate them so they don’t get duped by fake practitioners”, he cautioned.
Barrister Ibebuike, a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), holds Masters of Law (LLM).
He is the President, National Association of Catholic Lawyers, Umuahia Diocese; and also a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).
Ibebuike, a Justice of Peace, JP, is also a member, Rotary International (RI).
The event was witnessed by family members, friends and associates of Ibebuike, including the Abia State Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Ambassador Sunday Onukwubiri.