SPA Ajibade & Co. will tomorrow, Thursday, 11th December 2025, host the 18th edition of its Annual Business Luncheon, one of Nigeria’s most respected platforms for high-level dialogue on legal, governance, and justice sector reform.
This year’s theme, “Rebuilding Public Trust in the Nigerian Justice System: Responsibilities of the Bar, the Bench, and the Society,” brings together leading voices across the legal profession, public service, academia, and international law to examine the urgent challenge of restoring confidence in Nigeria’s justice institutions.
Special Guest of Honour
Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN
Attorney General of the Federation & Minister of Justice, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Moderator
Dr. Babatunde Ajibade, SAN
Managing Partner, SPA Ajibade & Co.; renowned commercial litigator and thought leader.
Keynote Speaker
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON
Immediate Past Vice President of Nigeria; former Attorney-General of Lagos State; professor of public law; global governance and climate-action advocate.
Panelists
•Dr. Charles Deji Adeogun-Phillips, SAN
International lawyer; former lead genocide prosecutor at the United Nations; anti-corruption expert.
•Hon. Justice Habeeb Abiru, JSC
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; distinguished judicial reform contributor; prolific legal scholar.
•Hon. Justice Oludotun Adebola Adefope-Okojie (Rtd.)
Former Justice of the Court of Appeal; respected jurist; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; acclaimed author.
•Prof. Patrick Okedinachi Utomi
Professor of political economy; governance strategist; public intellectual; former presidential candidate.
•Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Business leader, investor and governance advocate
Event Details
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM
Venue: Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos
Registration: https://luncheon.spaajibade.com
The 18th Annual Business Luncheon will explore how the Bar, the Bench, and Nigerian society can collaboratively rebuild the ethical and structural foundations required for a justice system that Nigerians can trust.
