Mary Ukaego Odili is a former Nigerian supreme court judge and wife of Peter Odili, who served as governor of oil-rich Rivers State from 1999 to 2007.
13 Facts About Mary Odili
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Mary Odili was appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Katsina-Alu on 23 June 2011.
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Mary Odili is the second daughter of Eze Bernard Nzenwa and Ugoeze Benadette Nzenwa.
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Mary Odili's father worked as a lawyer in the United Kingdom during 1959 before he was made Secretary of the Nigeria Airways.
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Mary Odili briefly attended Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, in Yaba, Lagos.
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Mary Odili then attended Mbaise Girls Secondary School and later enrolled at the Queen of the Rosary College in Onitsha.
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Mary Odili met Peter Odili, a medical doctor, at a campus party and the two began a romantic relationship.
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Mary Odili was serving as a house officer in Benin City at the time.
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Mary Odili married Odili in 1979 and gave birth to a daughter, Adaeze.
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In 1992, while she was a High Court Judge, Mary Odili was serving as the Deputy Governor of Rivers State.
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Mary Odili had held the offices of Justice, Court of Appeal, Abuja Division and Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division.
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Mary Odili was the leader of the Five Person Panel at the Supreme Court that nullified the Gubernatorial Election of David Lyon after his deputy was found wanting for submitting fake certificates during pre-election screening after they were declared winners on 16 November 2019, Bayelsa State gubernatorial elections.
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On 12 May 2022, Mary Odili was retired from the Supreme Court, on attaining the age of 70.