Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has sent a hearty congratulations and felicitations to the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Idris Kutigi on the occasion of his 76th birthday.
In a press statement on Saturday by Governor Bello’s spokesman, Mr Jibrin Ndace, the Governor described the former Chief Justice as a ‘towering judicial colossus, a moral crusader and a paragon of virtues in and outside the judiciary’.
He noted the exemplary leadership ability demonstrated by Justice Kutigi, as the Chairman of the 2014 National Conference in Abuja, adding that the assignment was a selfless service to fatherland and humanity.
The Governor also noted that the intellectual capacity and vast experience of the legal luminary had enhanced the performance and established credibility within the judicial system in Nigeria.
While wishing him happy birthday, long live and prosperity in good health, Governor Bello prayed that God would continue to guide and protect the judicial giant whose contributions to the development of the state and country he described as immeasurable.
Justice Idris Kutigi, who was born on December 31, 1939, was the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State before becoming a High Court Judge in 1976.
He joined the Supreme Court in 1992, served for 10 years and was appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria on January 30, 2007.
He retired on January 30, 2009 and was appointed Chairman of National Conference in 2014.
