Punuka opens Childcare Centre, others

The Punuka Foundation Childcare Centre will be opened on July 30 as part of the year-long events to mark the centenary of the late Supreme Court Justice, Chukwunweike Idigbe. The late Justice Idigbe founded the law firm of Punuka Attorneys and Solicitors. The Centre will be blessed by the Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, Most Rev Alfred Adewale Martins. Former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, will commission the centre. A Kano State-based Medical Professional and Public Health Specialist, Dr. Amina Abdullahi Umar, will deliver the keynote address. The Foundation was founded by the Senior Partner of Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors, Dr. Anthony Idigbe (SAN) and the Managing Partner, Mrs. Elizabeth Idigbe in 2004 to help the needy, particularly, challenged children. It focuses on children and young adults with developmental needs such as autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and related conditions. Mrs. Idigbe said in a statement: “In line with its vision, the Foundation commenced the conception, design and construction of the Childcare Centre in 2007 and completed it in 2023. “The facility is planned to have the right facilities and specialist staff to provide the needed therapy sessions, learning sessions and other intervention programmes.” According to her, the inauguration will coincide with her husband’s birthday. “Dr. Idigbe has requested that all gifts intended for him on his day should be monetised and donated to the Punuka Foundation to assist it with its numerous intervention projects,” the statement states. Chairman of the Centenary Organising Committee and a Partner at Punuka, Mr. Nnamdi Oragwu, added that the year-long events would continue on August 12 with the inauguration of the “Honourable Justice Chukwunweike Idigbe Museum and Youth Centre” in Asaba, Delta State. This will be chaired by Chief Thompson Okpoko (SAN), with Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, as the special guest. A day earlier, a public lecture with the theme: “The Impact of Justice Idigbe on Nigerian Commercial Jurisprudence through his judgments” will be held at the NBA Bar Centre in Asaba. Prof. Poonam Puri from Osgoode Hall Law School in Canada will be the guest lecturer. On the same day, the “Hon. Justice Idigbe E-Library and Resource Centre” will be donated to the NBA Asaba branch.