The High Court of Rivers State, Nigeria, is set to hold a Valedictory Court Session in honor of the late Sotonye Inyeitengi-Etomi, Esq. on Thursday, February 1, 2024, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. In a statement signed by its Deputy Chief Registrar (Administration) and made available to NEWSWIRE Law & Events Magazine, the High Court disclosed that the Session would take place at the Ceremonial Court Hall, Block C of the High Court Complex in Port Harcourt, starting from 10.00 am.
The extensive family network to which the deceased lawyer belonged – spanning the states of Rivers, Edo, and Delta – also issued a statement disclosing the order of his funeral rites. These rites would commence on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 5.00 pm with a Service of Songs at Christ Church in Old GRA, Port Harcourt. This will be followed the next day (Thursday, February 1) by an Evening of Hymns and Praises at 24, Ernest Ikoli Street, also in Old GRA, Port Harcourt. On Friday, February 2, there will be a Commendation Service at the aforementioned Christ Church, Port Harcourt, starting from 8.00 am. Later that day – at 12 noon – the Funeral Service will be held at St. Peter’s Cathedral Church in Okrika, the deceased’s ancestral home, where he will be laid to rest.
The obsequies for the departed legal luminary will be concluded on Sunday, February 4, with a Thanksgiving Service at Christ Church, Port Harcourt, starting from 10.00 am.
Until his passing, which occurred on November 18, 2023, Sotonye Inyeinengi-Etomi, who was born on January 25, 1957, was the Managing Partner at the law firm of George Etomi & Partners (GEPLAW). The brother of one of Nigeria’s foremost commercial lawyers, George Etomi, who is the Founder and Principal Partner at GEPLAW, he joined the firm upon being called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988, after which he rose to the position of Partner. He was instrumental in the establishment of the firm’s branch in the Rivers State capital, where he served as Managing Partner.
A one-time Special Assistant to the former Minister of Transport, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, the late Inyeinengi-Etomi will be remembered for the tremendous body of high-quality work he produced, as well as his professional achievements, both in the law firm and for his role in the formulation of critical policies during his stint in government.
Tributes have flooded various media outlets (as well as social media) since the lawyer’s passing, as family, friends, and associates have been unanimous in drawing a portrait of a beloved and respected boss, mentor, and friend whose impact on the work of the firm, in the legal profession as a whole, and in the lives of those he touched with his generosity will remain indelible through the passage of time.
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