The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Obot, has sworn in sixteen newly appointed Notaries Public in the state.
The lawyers were recommended by Justice Obot and subsequently approved by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
Speaking shortly after administering the oath prescribed in the Notaries Public Act 2023, the Chief Judge reminded the new appointees of the magnitude of their duties.
She charged them to uphold the ethics of the office, stressing transparency in the preparation of legal documents.
Obot said, “I charge you to exercise your duties faithfully, prepare contracts and instruments transparently, and refrain from diminishing any aspect of such documents without the knowledge and consent of the parties involved.”
Justice Obot cautioned the notaries against attesting to any act, contract, or instrument associated with fraud or violence. She emphasised that they must act “uprightly and justly” in line with the oath they had taken.
Those sworn in include: Iniobong Udo Uko Esq, Vivian Ijeoma Uzoma Esq, Benjamin Emmanuel Adams Esq, Emmanuel Amos Umana Esq, Ime Aquaowa Essien Esq, Edieke Paul Jumbo Esq, Isaac Tsado Oshoriame Ephraim Esq, and Samuel Akpadiagha Etuk Esq.
Others are Ndifreke Peter Udoh Esq, Akan Obotowo Esq, Sembenge Nse Ekanem Esq, Nsima Ndifreke Akpan Esq, Ifueko Ebi Ikinmwin Esq, Rotimi Omoniyi Oniyesan Esq, Ubong Edem Offiong Esq, and Lazarus Daniel Aniezi Esq.
Marcellinus Marshal Udokang Esq was absent.
Naijaonpoint reports that the event, described as more than a routine administrative exercise, marked the state-level implementation of the newly reformed Notaries Public Act 2023.
Justice Obot used the occasion to reaffirm the judiciary’s commitment to combating fraud and ensuring that legal instruments prepared within the state maintain the highest level of integrity.
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