Hon Justice Constance Rekhia Momoh is a distinguished daughter of Uchiland celebrated for her lofty contributions to the advancement of Auchi Sacred Kingdom. Besides being a Princess of the Momoh Family of Auchi Kingdom and the grand-daughter of HRH Otaru Oshiogbele Momoh Idaoh, Constance Momoh, as she is fondly called, is humble and amiable and she is acclaimed as a loving and an affable personality to associate with.
Constance Momoh is an amazon who has been a great pillar of strength to the youths of Auchi and beyond and whose contributions to youth development and humanity cannot be obliterated from living memories.
Princess Constance Ayashe Rekhia Momoh (OFR) was born to HRH Otaru Abubakar Momoh and Queen Aisha Ture Momoh on 28th February, 1940.
She attended Catholic Government Primary School Sakponba, Benin City, Edo State and Baptist Girls Secondary School, Agbor, Delta State (1955 to 1960). She thereafter attended the School of Law, Council of Legal Education of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple of London from 1962 to 1965. She attended the Nigerian Law School 1965-1966. She was called to the English Bar in 1965 as Barrister at Law, and the Nigerian Bar in 1966 as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She was appointed Magistrate in the old Bendel State Judiciary from 1971 to 1981, rising steadily to the position of Chief Magistrate Grade Level 1. She served as a judge in the Edo State Judiciary as a High Court Judge for 14 years.
Justice Constance Momoh served as Chief Judge of Edo State Judiciary from 14th August 1998 to 28th February 2005 when she retired from service following the mandatory retirement age for judicial officers in Nigeria. She is the first female Chief Judge of the Edo State Judiciary, and a respected figure in judicial circles in Nigeria.
Justice Constance Momoh worked in various legal capacities including the Chairmanship of the Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of Plateau State Government Owned Companies, Corporations and Parastatals covering 1979 to 1983. She also served as the Chairman, Failed Banks (Recovery of Debts) and Financial Malpractices in Banks Tribunal Benin Zone in 1995.
In 2006, she was called to national service on her appointment as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, scoring another first as the first female head of the tribunal.
The commitment and contributions of Justice Constance Momoh to graduate and non-graduate employment helped to create sources of sustenance for numerous Auchi sons and daughters. With that laudable effort, she helped to mop up unemployed youths from the streets thereby helping to stem the tide of nefarious youth involvement in perversities. Justice Constance Momoh is an inspiration to the young indigenes of Auchi and Edo state, especially the girl child.
She is celebrated for her immense contributions to Auchi, Afemailand and the nation.