Odje's PhD Thesis on the "Law of Succession in Southern Nigeria with special reference to the Midwestern Region" (London, 1965) remains a veritable source of academic and legal rallying point to date.
He was subsequently elected to represent Ughelli and Isoko Local Governments in the Nigeria National Constituent Assembly in 1979.
Some of these cases include: (i) Thompson Oke & Anor V Robinson Oke and Anor (1974) 1 ALL NLR 443 (ii) Idehen V Idehen (1991) 6 NWLR (pt 198) 382 (iii) Agidigbi V Agidigbi (1996) 6 NWLR (pt 454) 300 Odje was the lead Counsel in the case wherein the first impeachment of a sitting Governor in Nigerian Legal History, Alhaji Balarabe Musa of Kaduna State was successfully conducted and upheld by the Court (Alhaji Balarabe Musa V Auta Hamza and 6ors 1982 3NCLR 229).
On constitutional law, and the right of freedom of movement in Nigeria, Dr. Odje handled the locus classicus of Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs V Shugaba (1982) NCLR 915.
Odje was one of the only and foremost lawyers to successfully persuade the Supreme Court of Nigeria to overrule itself on its previous decision and accept his contention as the new and correct position of the Law.
Dr. Odje also handled many other landmark cases that augmented the Nigerian Legal System including the presentations of several thought-provoking lectures he delivered to both professional and non-professional bodies.
In October 1982, Odje was conferred with the National Honour of Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR) by President Shehu Shagari.
The Panel was established through the Statutory Instrument 8 of June 1999 by President Olusegun Obasanjo pursuant to the Tribunals of Inquiry Act of 1966.