The Legal Practitioners Privilege Committee on Monday
announced the elevation of 22 lawyers to the prestigious rank of Senior
Advocates of Nigeria.
The
Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Ahmed Saleh, who is also the Secretary of
the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, said the new Senior Advocates were carefully
selected at the committee’s 123rd meeting held on July 4 in Abuja.
Those
that made the cut as SANs include the Director General of the Nigerian Law
School, Olanrewaju Onadeko, and the Secretary of the 2014 National Conference,
Valerie Azinge.
Nnamso
Udo Ekanem, Prof. Mohammed Tabiu, Olufunke Abimbola Agbor, Olusola Oladimeji
Ojutalayo, Richard Ayodele Akintunde, Oyesoji Gbolahan Oyeleke, James Njeze
Ikeyi, Elisha Yakubu Kura and Adewunmi Ogunsanya also made the list.
Others
are Olatubosun Olanipekun, Kalu Ikwuonwu Umeh, Adewale Sunday Adesokan, Andrew
Igboekwe, Fredson, Alexander Okoli, Olaseni Adio, Olasheni Ibiwoye, Abdulakeem
Mustapha, Uba Ekpezu Ukweni, Edward Pwajok and Chukwu Omaka.
Mr.
Saleh said they would be inaugurated on September 19.
He
also said 131 lawyers applied for the conferment of the rank while 55 were
shortlisted at the end of which 22 of them got the nod of the committee to move
to the Inner Bar.
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