Gov Idris mourns ex-Supreme Court Justice, Umaru Kalgo

Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris, has mourned the decease of erstwhile Supreme Court Justice, Umaru Atu Kalgo, who died connected Monday nighttime astatine the property of 89.

Idris, successful a connection issued by his Special Adviser connected Media and Publicity, Yahaya Sarki, described the decease arsenic a nonaccomplishment to Kebbi State, the ineligible assemblage and Nigeria.

The politician extended his condolences to the deceased’s family, the radical of Kalgo Local Government Area and members of the ineligible profession.

He said Kalgo made important contributions to the medication of justness successful Nigeria, serving astatine the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court earlier retiring successful 2007.

Idris besides highlighted the precocious jurist’s publication to instrumentality reform, noting that helium served connected the committee liable for preparing the 1990 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.

He added that Kalgo aboriginal served arsenic Chairman of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, wherever helium contributed to the improvement of Nigeria’s ineligible system.

The politician described Kalgo arsenic a distinguished indigene of Kebbi State whose vocation was marked by professionalism, integrity and dedication to nationalist service.

Kalgo was a recipient of nationalist honours, including the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and Commander of the Order of the Federal ...