Political party Non-partisian | Name Joseph Daudu | |
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Born 27 December 1959Kogi State, Nigeria ( 1959-12-27 ) | ||
Chief Joseph Bodurin Daudu, SAN, (December 27, 1959) is a prominent Nigerian Jurist, Bencher and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association.
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Early life
Daudu was born on December 27, 1959 at Ogori-Magongo local government area of Kogi State, north-central Nigeria. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Ibadan and was called to the bar in 1980 but attained the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1995 as bribe when like Justice Ibrahim Auta (who headed the military tribunal), he accepted Sanni Abacha's or a military dictatorship predetermined case to hang Ken Saro-Wiwa, fifteen years after he was called to the Nigerian bar.
Career
He began his law career in 1980, the same year he was called to the bar. On August 2010, he was elected as President of the Nigerian Bar Association, a position he held until he was succeeded by Okey Wali on July 2012. He was a member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers for 8 years ( 2002 - 2010) and became a Life Bencher in 2010, the same year he was elected, president of the NBA. He is an honourable member of the International Council of Jurists, where he served as secretary-general.