Malachy Ugwummadu is a graduate of law from University of Nigeria (UNN). He worked actively upon graduation with Falana & Falana’s Chambers, a leading constitutional law firm in Nigeria. He was a senior officer and two terms General Secretary of one of the leading Human Rights organizations in Nigeria – the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and presently the National President; Legal Adviser and Chairman National Legal Committee of UNN Alumni Association; Member and Legal Adviser of the Governing Council of the Institute of Portfolio Management of Nigeria; Legal Adviser and member of the National EXCO of the Movement For The Liberation of Western Sahara. A consummate socio-political writer and analyst on the regular panel of most national television stations. He is the Principal Partner of the Malachy Ugwummadu’s Chambers and an active member of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) with impressive records on human rights and public interest litigations.