The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 58 legal practitioners to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

 

The LPPC, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, made the decision at its 159th plenary session held on October 12, 2023 in Abuja.

According to a statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and LPPC Secretary, Hajo Bello, the new SANs were appointed as a mark of excellence for distinguished advocacy and academic contributions to legal practice.

The LPPC considered four petitions against some applicants but found no merit in them, dismissing the petitions.

The 58 newly appointed SANs comprise 57 legal practitioners and one academic, Professor Babatunde Adetunji Oni. The advocates made the list in order of seniority at the bar.

The new rank will be formally conferred on the legal luminaries at a swearing-in ceremony scheduled for November 27, 2023.

With the latest elevations, Nigeria now has a total of 681 Senior Advocates since the rank was first introduced in 1975. The SAN rank aims to recognize experienced legal practitioners who have excelled in advocacy and made significant contributions to the development of law in Nigeria.

Here is the list of the new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) in order of seniority at the Bar:

  1. Felix Ota Offia, Esq
  2. Lawrence Bankole Falade, Esq
  3. Kingsley Osabuohien Obamogie, Esq
  4. Folashade Abosede Alli, Esq
  5. Abiola Isiaq Oyebanji, Esq
  6. Bomo Olakunle Agbebi, Esq
  7. Daniel Osinach Uruakpa, Esq
  8. Oseloka Godwin Osuigwe, Esq
  9. Babatunde Adeoye, Esq
  10. Babaseyi Sigismund Joseph, Esq
  11. Emmanuel Moses Enoidem, Esq
  12. Kehinde Olufemi Aina, Esq
  13. Ngozi Chido Olehi, Esq
  14. Aaron Chileokwu Okoroma, Esq
  15. Ibrahim Dalhatu Angulu, Esq
  16. Olayiwola Emmanuel Afolabi, Esq
  17. Sule Shu’aibu, Esq
  18. Abiodun Olanrewaju Olaleru, Esq
  19. Alfred Olufemi Atteh, Esq
  20. Kazeem Adekunle Sobaloju, Esq
  21. Shehu Wada Abdullahi, Esq
  22. Bamidele Olawoye Ibironke, Esq
  23. Oluwaseyilayo Akinkunmi Ojo, Esq
  24. Funmi Falana, Esq
  25. Felix Tamaraudenkemefa Okorotie, Esq
  26. Seun Oluwagbenga Ajayi, Esq
  27. Friday Ramses Aku Onoja, Esq
  28. Agada John Elachi, Esq
  29. Bola Rasaq Gold, Esq
  30. Paul Kasimanwuna Maduemene, Esq
  31. Rafiu Oyeyemi Balogun, Esq
  32. Oluwole Aladedoye, Esq
  33. Paulyn Osobhase Abhulimen, Esq
  34. Jonathan Gunu Taidi, Esq
  35. Tochukwu Jude Onyiuke, Esq
  36. Olukayode Abraham Ajulo, Esq
  37. Christopher Adapar Umar, Esq
  38. Chibueze Ogechi Ogbonna, Esq
  39. Yemi Adewale M’Sbaudeen Adesina, Esq
  40. Omoyemi Lateef Akangbe, Esq
  41. Olumide Akinwale Olujinmi, Esq
  42. Musa Adamu Aliyu, Esq
  43. Fidelis Chukwunonye Mbadugha, Esq
  44. Onyemaechi Chukwudi Adiukwu, Esq
  45. Ikechukwu Philip Onuoma, Esq
  46. Yakubu Philemon, Esq
  47. Johnny Ungwugwaye Agim, Esq
  48. Aliyu Lemu Ibrahim, Esq
  49. Isaiah Bozimo, Esq
  50. Prisca Ozoilesike, Esq
  51. Yahaya Dan’asabe Dangana, Esq
  52. Adedayo Samuel Adedeji, Esq
  53. Adeola Oluwaseun Adedipe, Esq
  54. Chikaosolu Ojukwu, Esq
  55. Musa Ahmed Attah, Esq
  56. Ayotunde Foluso Ogunleye, Esq
  57. Olayemi Badewole, Esq

The lone successful Academic Applicant is:

  1. Prof. Babatunde Adetunji Oni

The swearing-in ceremony will be held on Monday, November 27, 2023. This recognition is a testament to their outstanding legal careers and contributions to the legal profession.

Contact Information:

Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee Supreme Court of Nigeria Three Arms Zone, Supreme Court Complex P.M.B. 308, Abuja – Nigeria Tel: 09-2344762 Website: www.lppc.gov.ng Email: [email protected]

Dated in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, this 12th day of October, 2023.

Hajo Sarki Bello, Esq Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria/Secretary Jus ibi PPCO

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Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) 2023