Etiaba steps up to SAN

Emeka the scion of the Etiaba family is now a fulfilled man as his childhood dream of becoming a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN has come to reality.  There is a way destine smile on a  man who tenaciously believe in  hard work and the divine intervention of the almighty God on who ever care to surrendered his life for him. Emeka is a typical example.
The son of the former Anambra State Deputy Governor, Virginia Etiaba, was announced with 20 others to receive the prestigious honour on September 21.
Emeka’s voyage into politics was not only interesting but a food for thought. He has the knack and tenacity of purpose to  extend his generosity as a private person to a larger level where he would serve his people better and let them have a sense of belonging, but sooner realized that politics is not  a bed of roses  neither a tea party but a serious business where intrigues , scheming and propaganda was the order of the day, unfortunately  he did not cut for such an emblem, but absolute passion to render a service to humanity and possibly take the state to the next level.
He aspired to rule the Anambra State in 2010 with initial endorsement by the late Nkemba of Nnewi and the National leader of  All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA  Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, but the ambition was frustrated by the then Chairman of the party, Chief Victor Umeh and the former Governor of the state,  Peter Obi. Ojukwu used to tell Emeka that “my namesake, you will be the next governor of Anambra State.”  Umeh refused to organized primaries and denied Anambrarian to pick their choice candidate between Obi and Emeka with the fear that Emeka might have his way. With that singular act, Emeka’s ambition in APGA was extinguished. The latest revelation from Umeh was a testimony. Though crossed to PPA, but the music was the same likewise the dancing step.
Before veered into politics, Emeka has a flourishing law practice, the University of Jos graduate of law picked advocacy from his father. “My father was a lawyer and I can remember that as a child, I used to go to court with him. He had always been in Nnewi, Anambra State. He died in 1987 just before I was called to the Bar. I started my practice in Lagos and revived his chambers in Nnewi. Since I have also added two more chambers, one in Port Harcourt and another in Abuja,  the one in Abuja was turned into a partnership two years ago but the other is  Emeka Etiaba & Co (Etiaba Chambers),” he once said.