The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, (LPPC), has elevated 72 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN).
The LPPC in a statement by the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, said it took the decision at its 149th plenary session that held on October 21, 2021.
The committee disclosed that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad would swear-in the new SANs on December 8, 2021 at the Supreme Court premises.
The committee said it notified prospective applicants that application for the 2022 exercise would not commence until a date to be announced in January.
According to the LPPC, a sub-committee has been set to review the 2018 guidelines for the award of SAN effective from the 2034 application year.
Successful lawyers who made the 2021 list include the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, a former Secretary General of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Mr Emeka Obegolu, and seven professors drawn from the academics.
The new appointees are:
SENIOR ADVOCATE APPOINTEES
- ADENTYI, ANTHONY ADEMUYIWA, ESQ
- UMEH, PHILIP NDUBUIS] EVARISTUS, ESQ
- OVRAWAH, OGAGA, ESQ
- AFUBA, PETER AGUIGOM, ESQ
- AJOSE-ADEOGUN, OLAOTAN OLUSEGUN, ESQ
- WEST-IDAHOSA, EHIOGIE, ESQ
- AWA, UCHE SUNDAY, ESQ
- MEK WUNYE, CHARLES DUMBIRI, ESQ
- OLADOJA, TAUDEEN OLASENI, ESQ
- AKARAIWE, IKEAZOR AJOVI, ESQ
- OMOTOSHO, FRANCIS, ESQ
- ONUZULIKE, FELIXANA YO, ESQ
- ORU, MARCELLUOUS EGUVWE, ESQ
- IHUA-MADUENYI, CHHARLES UDOKA, ESO
- AGBOLA, ADELEKE OLANIY1, ESQ
- UZUEGBU, BENJAMIN CHUKWUDI, ESQ
- AKINOLA, JAMES AKINGBOLA, ESQ
- IHEDIWA, UCHENNA CHINYERE, ESQ
- ADELUOLA, OLUKAYODE OLUWOLE, ESQ
- OLOTU, BOLARINWA, ES
- HASSAN, USMAN EL-YAKUB, ESQ
- OLORUNFEMI, AYO ABRAHAM, ESQ
- ATABO REUBEN OKPANACHI, ESQ
- FAPOHUNDA, ADEKOLA OLAWALE, ESQ
- OKOLI, IKENNA, ESQ
- MORDI, MARK OKEIBUNOR, ESQ
- SERIKI, SHERIFF ROTIMI, ESQ
- OPARA, VICTOR UGWUEZUMBA, ESQ
- NDAYAKO, MOIAMMED, ESQ
- OJO, ADEKUNLE AKANBI ESQ
- ADELE, JOHN OGWU, ESQ
- WODU, KEMASUODE, ESQ
- AYINLA, SALMAN JAWONDO, ESQ
- OBIORAH, EDWIN SUNDAY CHUKWUJEKWU, ESQ
- ABDULHAMID, MOHAMMED, ESQ
- ATUNG, SAMUEL, ESQ
- ITULA, FREDRICKS EBOS, ESQ
- ANUGA, GEORGE AUDU, 1:SO
- MUSTAPHA, DAUDA ADEKOLA, ESQ
- IDRIS, IBRAHIM AGBOMERE, ESQ
- GBADAMOSI, KAZEEM ADEKUNLE, ESQ
- ALIYU, KABIR, ESQ
- NWORKA, CHID BENJAMN, ESQ
- ABDUL-RASHEED, MURITALA OLADIMEJI, ESQ
- KOTOYE, ADEYINKA MOYOSORE, ESQ
- OBEGOLU, EMEKA JUDE-PHILLIPE, ESQ
- SHAIBU ENEJOL, ESQ
- SOMIARI, SAMMIE ABIYE, ESQ
- ONWUENWUNOR, CLEMENT. ESQ
- OMOTUNDE, ADEOLA RASAQ, ESQ
- MOGBOH, ANTHONY OBINNA, ESQ
- EMEKA, CHIIIOKE OGUGUA PRECIOUS, ESQ
- OGUNGBADE, OLUWASINA OLANREWAJU, ESQ
- LOUGH, SIMON ASAMBER, ESQ
- ADEDIPE AYODEJI, ESQ
- KUTI, AFOLABI FATAI, ESQ
- FATOGUN, EYITAYOAYOKUNLE, ESQ
- EKO, EJEMBI EKO, ESQ
- USMAN, JACOB JOHNSON, ESQ
- SANI, ABDULAZIZ MOHAMMED, ESQ
- BURKAA, MATTHEW GWAR, ESQ
- HUSSAINI, ISHAQ MAGAJI, ESQ
ACADEMIC APPOINTEES
- OYEWO AJAGBE TORIOLA
- OMOROGBE OLUYINKA OSAYAME
- OJUKWU ANTHONY OKECHUKWU
- IJAODOLA RASHEED JIMOH
- SODIPO BANKOLE ADEKUNLE AKINTOYE
- WIGWE CHRISTIAN CHIZINDU
- AGBONIKA JOSEPHINE ALADI ACHOR
- SANNI ABIOLA OLAITAN
- PROF OMOREGIE EDOBA BRIGHT
- ADBULLAHI IBRAHIM