Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma (died 10 August 2018)[1] was a Nigerian politician and lawyer from Rivers State, a long-term member People's Democratic Party.[2][3] He was the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in the state.[4] Between 2000 and 2002 Aguma worked as Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt Branch, and also chaired the Bar from 2006 to 2008.[5] On 10 July 2015, the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee conferred the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on him alongside 20 others, to be sworn in on 21 September 2015.[6]

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  1. "Rivers Attorney General Aguma Dies in London", Signal, 11 August 2018.
  2. "PHC: George Adumu's Case Set For Plea April 23". National Network. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Rivers State legal representative and also a private lawyer, Emmanuel C. Aguma argued that, the accused persons were only delaying matter.
  3. Kogbara, Donu (30 August 2013). "Playground politics!". Vanguard. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma, Esq, was a lawyer who comes from Port Harcourt and has been a leading light of the Nigerian Bar Association for many years.
  4. "Wike swears in Rivers SSG, 4 Commissioners, others". National Mirror. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Elected Officers - NBA - Port Harcourt Branch". Nigerian Bar Association. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. "Conferment Of The Award Of The Rank Of Senior Advocate Of Nigeria - 2015". Nigeria Bar. Retrieved 20 July 2015.


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