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Eminent Nigerians hail legal luminary, Johnson Usman’s professionalism at 50

By Taiye Agbaje

Eminent Nigerians, including governors, on Sunday evening lauded the professionalism and legal acumen of Johnson Usman, SAN (JJ Usman).

Some of the renowned Nigerians, who spoke at the event to mark Usman’s 50th birthday in Abuja, described him as a thouroughbred lawyer.

Gov. Mohammed Bago of Niger State and his counterpart from Kogi, Gov. Usman Ododo, celebrated the Kogi-born legal practitioner.

Bago, in his goodwill message, described Usman as “a sound and intelligent lawyer.”

According to him, today, we are here to celebrate my “twin” brother, J.J. Usman.

“On behalf of the people and government of Niger State, we want to celebrate with J.J. Usman.

“He has been not just a friend but a brother.