LPPC confers SAN rank on 22 senior Lawyers
Tue Jul 05, 2016 01:03:pm National
1.8K By Buchi Obichie
22 Senior lawyers have been conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, by the Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee, LPPC.
This development was made public by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Ahmed Gambo Saleh, while briefing newsmen.
He said the Committee took the decision at its 123rd general meeting held on July 4.
Saleh said the new SANs were selected from a total of 131 applicants.
He said though 55 legal practitioners were shortlisted for interview, only 22 of them succeeded.
Whereas 19 of the successful candidates were drawn from the advocacy category, three of them are from the academic category.
Amongst the new SAN's, two are female; even though the LPPC got application from four female lawyers.
According to him, the new SANs are the Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Mr. Olanrewaju Adesola Onadeko, Nnamonso U do Ekanem, Prof. Muhammed Tabiu, Dr. Valerie-Janette Ogbonna Azinge, Olufunke Abimbola Agbor, Olusola Oladimeji Ojutalayo, Richard Ayodele Akintunde, Oyesoji Gbolahan Oyeleke.
Others are James Onyeanwuna Njeze Ikeyi, Elisha Yakubu Kurah, Adewunmi Adedeji Ogunsanya, Olatubosun Ola Olanipekun, Chief Kalu Ikwuonwu Umeh, Adewale Sunday Adesokan, Andrew Chukwuemeka Igbokwe, Fredson Chijioke Alexander Okoli, Olaseni Abiodun Adio, Olasheni Ibiwoye, Abdukhakeem Uthman Mustapha, Mba Ekpezu Ukweni, Edward Gyang Pwajok and Prof. Chukwu Amari Omaka.
The new Senior Advocates would be sworn in on September 19 by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed.
This development was made public by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Ahmed Gambo Saleh, while briefing newsmen.
He said the Committee took the decision at its 123rd general meeting held on July 4.
Saleh said the new SANs were selected from a total of 131 applicants.
He said though 55 legal practitioners were shortlisted for interview, only 22 of them succeeded.
Whereas 19 of the successful candidates were drawn from the advocacy category, three of them are from the academic category.
Amongst the new SAN's, two are female; even though the LPPC got application from four female lawyers.
According to him, the new SANs are the Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Mr. Olanrewaju Adesola Onadeko, Nnamonso U do Ekanem, Prof. Muhammed Tabiu, Dr. Valerie-Janette Ogbonna Azinge, Olufunke Abimbola Agbor, Olusola Oladimeji Ojutalayo, Richard Ayodele Akintunde, Oyesoji Gbolahan Oyeleke.
Others are James Onyeanwuna Njeze Ikeyi, Elisha Yakubu Kurah, Adewunmi Adedeji Ogunsanya, Olatubosun Ola Olanipekun, Chief Kalu Ikwuonwu Umeh, Adewale Sunday Adesokan, Andrew Chukwuemeka Igbokwe, Fredson Chijioke Alexander Okoli, Olaseni Abiodun Adio, Olasheni Ibiwoye, Abdukhakeem Uthman Mustapha, Mba Ekpezu Ukweni, Edward Gyang Pwajok and Prof. Chukwu Amari Omaka.
The new Senior Advocates would be sworn in on September 19 by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed.
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