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:
- Felix Ota Offia, Esq
- Lawrence Bankole Falade, Esq
- Kingsley Osabuohien Obamogie, Esq
- Folashade Abosede Alli, Esq
- Abiola Isiaq Oyebanji, Esq
- Bomo Olakunle Agbebi, Esq
- Daniel Osinach Uruakpa, Esq
- Oseloka Godwin Osuigwe, Esq
- Babatunde Adeoye, Esq
- Babaseyi Sigismund Joseph, Esq
- Emmanuel Moses Enoidem, Esq
- Kehinde Olufemi Aina, Esq
- Ngozi Chido Olehi, Esq
- Aaron Chileokwu Okoroma, Esq
- Ibrahim Dalhatu Angulu, Esq
- Olayiwola Emmanuel Afolabi, Esq
- Sule Shu’aibu, Esq
- Abiodun Olanrewaju Olaleru, Esq
- Alfred Olufemi Atteh, Esq
- Kazeem Adekunle Sobaloju, Esq
- Shehu Wada Abdullahi, Esq
- Bamidele Olawoye Ibironke, Esq
- Oluwaseyilayo Akinkunmi Ojo, Esq
- Funmi Falana, Esq
- Felix Tamaraudenkemefa Okorotie, Esq
- Seun Oluwagbenga Ajayi, Esq
- Friday Ramses Aku Onoja, Esq
- Agada John Elachi, Esq
- Bola Rasaq Gold, Esq
- Paul Kasimanwuna Maduemene, Esq
- Rafiu Oyeyemi Balogun, Esq
- Oluwole Aladedoye, Esq
- Paulyn Osobhase Abhulimen, Esq
- Jonathan Gunu Taidi, Esq
- Tochukwu Jude Onyiuke, Esq
- Olukayode Abraham Ajulo, Esq
- Christopher Adapar Umar, Esq
- Chibueze Ogechi Ogbonna, Esq
- Yemi Adewale M’Sbaudeen Adesina, Esq
- Omoyemi Lateef Akangbe, Esq
- Olumide Akinwale Olujinmi, Esq
- Musa Adamu Aliyu, Esq
- Fidelis Chukwunonye Mbadugha, Esq
- Onyemaechi Chukwudi Adiukwu, Esq
- Ikechukwu Philip Onuoma, Esq
- Yakubu Philemon, Esq
- Johnny Ungwugwaye Agim, Esq
- Aliyu Lemu Ibrahim, Esq
- Isaiah Bozimo, Esq
- Prisca Ozoilesike, Esq
- Yahaya Dan’asabe Dangana, Esq
- Adedayo Samuel Adedeji, Esq
- Adeola Oluwaseun Adedipe, Esq
- Chikaosolu Ojukwu, Esq
- Musa Ahmed Attah, Esq
- Ayotunde Foluso Ogunleye, Esq
- Olayemi Badewole, Esq
The lone successful Academic Applicant is:
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.
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