The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has elevated the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ekiti State, Olawale Fapohunda, and the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, and 70 other lawyers for conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
Hajo Bello, the acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, who doubles as the secretary of the committee, announced this in a statement on Thursday.
The SAN rank is awarded as a mark of “excellence to members of the legal profession have distinguished themselves as advocates and academics,” Ms Bello said in the statement.
The SANs-designate are made up 62 on the advocate category and 10 in the academic category.
They will be sworn in on December 8, 2021 by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, at the Supreme Court to mark the commencement of the 2022 legal year of the apex court.
It would be recalled that the LPPC had earlier shortlisted 130 lawyers.
The LPPC, a body chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and established to give the prestigious rank to deserving lawyers annually, is domiciled at the Supreme Court.
Fresh applications for the highly coveted rank will be open to lawyers in January.
The SANS-designates are of two categories
Below is the list of the SANs-designate
ACADEMIC appointees:
- 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
- Dr Anthony Ojukwu Okechukwu
ADVOCATES appointees
- George Audu Anuga
- Simon Asember Lough
- 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
- Mohammed Abdulaziz Sani
- 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 65. Afolabi Fatai Kuti
- Francis Omotosho
- Ayodeji Adedipe
- Adeleke Olaniyi Agbola
- James Akingbola Akinola
- Muritala Oladimeji Abdul-Rasheed
- Dauda Adekola Mustapha
- Kazeem Adekunle Gbadamosi.