EKO HOT BLOG reports that a total of 58 persons in the legal profession were on Thursday, October 12, 2023, conferred with the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN).
This development was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Commines (LPPC), Ms.Hajo Sarki Bello.
She disclosed that the LPPC approved the elevation of the 58 persons at its 159th plenary session held on October 12, with the Chairman, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola in attendance.
A breakdown of the new awardees shows that 57 are from the advocate category and only one person, Prof. Babatunde Adetunji Oni made it from the academic category.
Bello added that the swearing-in ceremony of the 58 successful applicants is scheduled to take place on Monday the 27th day of November.
The statement reads “The rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is as a mark of excellence to members of the legal profession, who distinguished themselves as advocates and academics.
The meeting further considered four different petitions written against some of the applicants and determined thet cach of _ petition lacked merit and thus dismissed.
“The swearing-in ceremony of the 58 successful applicants is scheduled to take place on Monday the 27th day of November.”
Below is the full list:
1 FELIX OTA OFFIA, ESQ
2. LAWRENCE BANKOLE FALADE, ESQ
3. KINGSLEY OSABUOHIEN OBAMOGIE, ESQ
4. FOLASHADE ABOSEDE ALLI, ESQ
5. ABIOLA ISIAQ OYEBANI, 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 OJ0, ESQ
24. FUNMI FALANA, ESQ
25. FELIX TAMARAUDENKEMEFA OKOROTIE,
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 MUSIBAUDEEN ADESINA,
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. MUSAAHMED ATTAH, ESQ
56. AYOTUNDE FOLUSO OGUNLEYE, ESQ
57. OLAYEMI BADE WOLE, ESQ
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