Michael Aondoakaa

Michael Kaase Aôndoakaa, SAN (born 12 June 1962) is Nigeria's former Justice Minister and Attorney General of the Federation in office from July 2007 to 10 February 2010.

Background

Michael Kaase Aôndoakaa was born in Benue on 12 June 1962 to the royal family of His Royal Highness, Late Chief Abraham Aôndoakaa Ugbudu Pahar of Mbashabu, Mbakuha Ukan in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State. He went to school at Mount Saint Gabriel's Secondary School, Makurdi and upon graduation was admitted into the Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri where he obtained his LL.B Certificate. He became a senior partner of a law firm for 18 years.

While helping two of his friends, Ogiri Ajene, former deputy governor of Benue State and Professor Daniel Saror to secure nomination for ministerial appointment, he was invited to meet President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and during the interview was offered the post of Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice until 10 February 2010 when he was removed in controversial circumstances by the Acting President Goodluck Jonathan. In 2010, he was stripped of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee on the strength of several petitions written against him for actions taken while in Office as Attorney General of the Federation. The rank has since been restored to him.

Upon leaving office, Aondoakaa became a rice farmer and his company remains one of the biggest local producers and processors of rice in Nigeria.