DMGS CELEBRATES PROF. ILOCHI OKAFOR, SAN, ON BIRTHDAY
By Claribel Udah
The Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS) community has celebrated Prof. Ilochi Augustine Okafor, SAN, Emeritus Professor of Law and Chairman of the DMGS Management Board, on his birthday, describing him as a distinguished scholar, legal practitioner and public servant.
Okafor, a former Attorney-General of the old Anambra State and the third substantive Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, was also commended for his contributions to education, legal scholarship and the development of DMGS.
In a birthday tribute on Aug. 18, the school community highlighted his contributions to Private and Property Law, as well as his years of service in university administration and public life.
It described the celebrant as a mentor and teacher whose career had influenced lawyers, academics, students and generations of Dengramites through scholarship, discipline and commitment to excellence.
The tribute also acknowledged his leadership of the DMGS Management Board, noting that his contributions had continued to support the school’s development and strengthen its tradition of academic and institutional excellence.
“Your wisdom, discipline, humility, and consistency between words and actions have earned you the respect and admiration of many,” the tribute stated.
Members of the DMGS family, colleagues, friends and old boys across the world joined in celebrating the professor, acknowledging his contributions to the school, the legal profession, academia and public service.
They prayed for God’s continued blessings, sound health, renewed strength, peace and many more fruitful years for the distinguished scholar, describing his life and service as an inspiration to younger generations.
Claribel Udah is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
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