BEVERLY HILLS, March 07, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolence to the family and friends of Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, who died on Sunday in Abuja.
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The President in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, joins the “people and government of Ebonyi State, the Nigeria Bar Association and members of the Bench in mourning the legal luminary, regretting that the death of the eminent Justice will leave a gap in the Supreme Court, considering his experience and dedication to interpretation of the constitution.”
As a Justice of the Supreme Court, President Buhari said Ngwuta lived and served Nigeria faithfully with his knowledge of law
The President prays that the “Almighty God will accept the soul of the departed, and comfort his family.”