The Legal Practitioner’s Privileges Committee (LPPC) on Thursday elevated 72 lawyers including the Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission , Dr.Tony Ojukwu and Ace Lagos Lawyer Charles Dumbiri Mekwunye to the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN).
The LPPC announced that it has constituted a sub- committee to review 2018 guidelines for award of the rank of senior advocates, just as it disclosed that application for 2022 will not commence untill a date to be announced in January 2022, the Acting Chief Registrar Hajo Sarki Bello stated in a statement.
Ten of newly promoted lawyers are from the academics. They are 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 and Dr Anthony Ojukwu Okechukwu
The 62 advocates are George Audu Anuga, Simon Asember Lough a Police prosecutor , Eko Ejembi Eko the son of a Supreme Court Justice, 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 and Ikenna Okoli.
Others are 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,
Others Marcellous Eguvwe Oru, Mark Okebuinor Mordi, Ehiogie West-IdahosaFredricks 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
The.rest are Oluwasina Olanrewaju Ogungbade, Afolabi Fatai Kuti, Francis Omotosho, Ayodeji Adedipo, Adeleke Olaniyi Agbola , James Akingbola Akinola ,.Muritala Oladimeji Abdul-Rasheed, Dauda Adekola Mustapha and Kazeem Adekunle Gbadamosi
The new senior advocates will be inaugurated on December 8, 2021.