Barr. Rupert Irikefe:
Biographical notes:
Mr. Rupert Irikefe Omamuyovwi is a Legal Practitioner from Delta State, Nigeria. He is the Managing Partner of EIP Legal Practitioners which has Offices across Nigeria, including Warri, Asaba and Abuja. He has successfully practiced Law in Nigeria for over 17 years. He is a Financial, Tax and Human Rights Consultant and Activist, a prolific writer and author of the bestselling 700 pages book “Pre-Election Matters: The Conflicts,The Issues and the Judgments”.
The Fearless Advocate:
Barr. Irikefe is a fearless advocate, a gentle dove, an ardent reader, a researcher and lover of knowledge. Irikefe is a household name when it comes to seeking a brilliant, fearless and knowledgeable trial Lawyer; feel with profound passion for fairness and social justice.
The Ardent and Compassionate Christian:
His ardent love and compassion for humanity, especially the vulnerable, has led him to unconditionally stand in legal defense and representation for numerous indigent drug defendants, abused persons, the unjustly deprived and imprisoned and several oppressed persons in all parts of Nigeria.
A household name:
Mr. Irikefe is a household name who leaves no stone upturned in the quest for justice and well-being of humanity. He is a legal stronghold fighting against institutional injustice and oppression, marginalization and deprivations in its ugliness.
A Unique personality:
He is currently the 1st Vice-President of the National Association of Catholic Lawyers, the Deputy National Coordinator of Legal Advocacy Response to Drug Initiative, Lardi, a body comprising Lawyers from all 36 States of Nigeria specifically selected and trained by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, UNODC, under the sponsorship of the European Union, EU, to carry out advocacy on drug use and represent indigent drug defendants in drug related trials in all Courts in Nigeria.
The sport man:
Barr. Rupert plays golf and happily married with three children.
Rupert Irikefe is the Chairman of Safeguard Humanity Foundation. And the face of Safeguard Humanity Foundation’s Legal Team, and indeed, a force to be reckon with in legal defense and advocacy.