THE FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THE 7 VOLUMES OF SASEGBON’S JUDICIAL DICTIONARY OF NIGERIAN LAW

The 14th day of November, 2019 will be a day to forever remember. it was a day when the denizens of the legal profession – his excellency, the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, GCON, SAN, who was the special guest of honour at the occasion; Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, who was the chairman on the day, and Prof. Konyinsola Ajayi, SAN – who was the book reviewer – gathered to pay tribute to a man whose contribution to legal scholarship is not only unquantifiable, but has elevated him into the realm of legend, a man whose memory remains fresh in the hearts of all those who were privileged to know him, and whose light remains undimmed – three years after his untimely demise from this mortal plane. The occasion was the Deji Sasegbon Memorial Book Launch – namely, the formal presentation of the 7 volumes of Sasegbon’s Judicial Dictionary of Nigerian Law. Also in attendance was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, his lordship, the Hon. Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, as well as Prof. Konyinsola Ajayi, SAN – who was the book reviewer, and Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State. Lawyer and activist, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN was also in attendance, as was Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN, Chair of the National Council for Continuing Legal Education; Deacon Dele Adesina, SAN, Former General Secretary of the NBA; Chief JK Gadzama, SAN; the Attorney-General of Ondo State; representatives of some state government and justices of the states and federal courts – both serving and retired. Below is a link to Ehi Eric Esoimeme’s Speech at the Deji Sasegbon Memorial Book Launch (the formal presentation of the 7 Volumes of Sasegbon’s Judicial Dictionary of Nigerian Law). If you haven’t yet ordered your copy now is the time. https://ehiericesoimeme.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Mr-Ehi-Speech-1.mp4