The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC, has conferred Seventy-Two lawyers with the award of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN for 2021.
LPPC had shortlisted 130 lawyers for the rank, however seventy-two candidates are successful for the award.
The 130 lawyers shortlisted comprised 95 candidates from the category of Advocates and 35 from the academics.
However, after the screening and interview, only 62 were successful from the Advocates category and 10 from the academics.
In a statement, the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and secretary of the LPPC, Mrs. Hajo Bello, says the decision to elevate the 72 candidates to the prestigious rank of SAN was taken at the LPPC’s 149th plenary session held at the Supreme Court.
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Among the successful candidates is the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu; a former Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Ikeazor Akaraiwe and a former Secretary of the NBA, Mr. Emeka Obegolu.
While a 91-year-old Professor of Law, Professor Ajagbe Oyewo, who is also a traditional chief in Oyo State, was among the 10 academics who were elevated into the prestigious rank.
Below is a full list of those to be conferred with the honour:
Academics
Prof Bankole Akintoye Sodipo, Prof. Christian Chizundu Wigwe, Prof. Ajagbe Toriola Oyewo, Prof Rasheed Jimoh Ijaodola, Prof. Oluyinka Osayame Omorogbe, Dr. Josephine Aladi Achor Agbonika, Dr Ibrahim Abdullahi, Prof. Edoba Bright Omoregie, Prof. Abiola Olaitan Sanni and Dr. Anthony Ojukwu Okechukwu.
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Advocates
George Audu Anuga, Simon Asember Lough, L Eko Ejembi Eko, Ayo Abraham Olorunfemi, Reuben Okpanachi Atabo, John Ogwu Adele, Shaibu Enejoh Aruwa, Eyitayo Ayokunle Fatogun, Jacob Johnson Usman, Tajudeen Olaseni Oladoja, Salman Jawando Ayinla, Adeola Rasaq Omotunde, Mathew Gwar Bukka, Mohammed Ndayako, Hassan Usman El-Yakub, Ishaq Magaji Hussaini, Samuel Atung, Mohammed Abdulhamid, Kabiru Aliyu and Mohammed Abdulaziz Sani.
Others are Uche Sunday Awa, Uchenna Chinyere Ihediwa, Philip Ndubuisi Umeh, Peter Aguigom Afuba, Felix Anayo Onuzulike, Benjamin Chukwudi Uzuegbu, Benjamin Nworah Osaka, Ikenna Okoli, Edwin Sunday Chukwujekwu Obiora, Emeka Jude-Philip Obegolu, Clement Onwuenwunor, Chijioke Ogugua Precious Emeka, Anthony Obinna Mogboh, Victor Ugwuezumba Opara, Kamasuode Wodu, Charles Udoka Ihua-Maduenyi, Sammie Abiye Somiari, Ogaga Ovrawah, Charles Dumbiri Mekwunye, Ikeazor Ajovi Akaraiwe, Marcellous Eguvwe Oru, Mark Okebuinor Mordi, Ehiogie West-Idahosa, Fredricks Ebos Itula, Ibrahim Idris Agbomere, Anthony Ademuyiwa Adeniyi, Bolarinwa Olotu, Adekola Olawale Fapohunda, Adekunle Akanbi Ojo, Olaotan Olusegun Ajose-Adeogun, Rotimi Sheriff Seriki, Olukayode Oluwole Adeluola, Adeyinka Moyosore Kotoye, Oluwasina Olanrewaju Ogungbade, Afolabi Fatai Kuti, Francis Omotosho, Ayodeji Adedipe, Adeleke Olaniyi Agbola, James Akingbola Akinola, Muritala Oladimeji Abdul-Rasheed, Dauda Adekola Mustapha and Kazeem Adekunle Gbadamosi.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, is expected to swear in the new senior advocates during an inauguration ceremony to be held on December 8 at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja
