The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 69 lawyers for consideration as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN).
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the list, released on Thursday in Abuja, includes a constitutional lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, the wife of human rights activist Femi Falana (SAN), Mrs. Funmi Falana, the daughter of Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), Mrs. Folashade Alli, Abiola Oyebanji, and Bomo Agbebi.
Others on the list are Daniel Uruakpa, Felix Offia, Lawrence Falade, and Kingsley Obamogie.
The LPPC said the shortlisted lawyers qualified after the Advocates 1st and 2nd Filtration Stages, Academic pre-qualification, and Academic 2nd filtration Exercise, the Independent Appeals Hearing and Chambers Inspection Exercise.
The final stage of the process will see the LPPC interview the shortlisted lawyers before announcing a final list of awardees for the 2023 conferment exercise.
The LPPC said all qualified shortlisted Applicants are graded under two-category systems by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, namely Advocates and Academic Applicants respectively.
The SAN rank is a prestigious rank in the legal profession in Nigeria and is conferred on lawyers who have demonstrated excellence in the practice of law.
The full list is as follows:
FULL LIST OF SENIOR LAWYERS SHORTLISTED FOR AWARD OF SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA (SAN)
SHORTLISTED ADVOCATE APPLICANTS IN ORDER OF SENIORITY AT THE BAR
1.FELIX OTA OFFIA, ESQ
2.LAWRENCE BANKOLE FALADE, ESQ
3.KINGSLEY OSABUOHEIN
OBAMOGIE, ESQ
4.FOLASHADE ABOSEDE ALLI, ESQ
5.ABIOLA ISIAQ OYEBANJI, ESQ
6.BOMO OLAKUNLE AGBEBI, ESQ
7.DANIEL OSINACH URUAKPA, ESQ
8.OSELOKA GODWIN OSUIGWE, ESQ
9.BABATUND E ADEOYE, ESQ
10.BABSEYI 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 EMMANUE L AFOLABI, ESQ
17.SULE SHU’AIBU,ESQ
18.ABIODUN OLANREWAJU OLALERU, ESQ
19.ALFRED OLUFEMI ATTEH, ESQ
20.KAZEEM ADEKUNL E SOBALOJU, ESQ
21.SHEHU WADAABDULLAHI, ESQ
22.BAMIDELE IBIRONKE OLAWOYE,ESQ
23.OLUWASEYILAYO AKINKUNMI OJO, ESQ
24.FUNMI FALANA, ESQ
25.FELIX TAMARA UDENKE MEFA OKOROTIE, ESQ
26.OLUWAGBENGA SEUN AJAYI, ESQ
27.FRIDAY RAMSES AKU ONOJA, ESQ
28.JOHN AGADA ELACHI, ESQ
29.BOLA RAZAQ GOLD, ESQ
30.PAUL KASIMANU WAMAD UEMENE, ESQ
31.RAFIU OYEYEMI BALOGUN, ESQ
32.OLUWOLE ALADEDOYE, ESQ
33.PAUL YN OSOBHASE ABHULIMEN, ESQ
34.JONATHAN TAIDI GUNU, ESQ
35.TOCHUKWU JUDE ONYIUKE, ESQ
36.OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ
37.CHRISTPHER ADAPAR UMAR , ESQ
38.CHIBUEZE OGECHI OGBONNA,ESQ
39.YEMI ADEWALE M’SBAUDEEN ADESINA, ESQ
40.OMOYEMI LATEEF AKANGBE, ESQ
41.OLUMIDE AKIN WALE OLUJINMI , ESQ
42.MUSA ADAMU ALIYU, ESQ
43.FIDELIS CHUK WUNONYE MBADUGHA, ESQ
44.ONYEMAECHI CHKWUDI ADIUKWU, ESQ
45.KECHUKWU PHILIP ONUOMA, ESQ
46.YAKUBU PHILEMON, ESQ
47.JOHNNY UGWUGWAYE AGIM, ESQ
48.ALIYU LEMU IBRAHIM, ESQ
49 . ISAIAH BOZIMO, ESQ
50.PRISCA OZOILOESIKE, ESQ
51.YAHAYA DAN’ASABE DANGANA, ESQ
52.ADEOLA OLUWASEUN ADEDIPE, ESQ
53.ADEDAYO SAMUE LADEDEJI, ESQ
54.CHIKAOSOLU OJUKWU, ESQ
55.MUSAAHMED ATTAH, ESQ
56.AYOTUNDE FOLUSO OGUNLEYE, ESO
57.OLAYEMI BADEWOLE, ESQ
SHORTLISTED ACADEMIC APPLICANTS IN ORDER OF SENIORITY AT THE BAR
58. PROF. JOHN ALEWO AGBONIKA
59. PROF. OSY CHUKWU CHUKWUNYERE NWEBO
60. PROF. NLERUM SUNDAY
OKOGBULE
61. PROF. NNAMDI ONYEKA OBIARAERI
62. PROF. MOHAMMED LAWAL AHMADU
63. PROF. NATHANIEL AHAGBUE INEGBEDION
64. PROF. VIOLET AIGBOKHAEVBO
65. PROF. BABATUNDE ADETUNJI ONI
66. PROF. CHIMA JOSEPHAT UBANYIONWU
67. PROF. GANIYU ADEYEMI OKE
68. PROF. BENEDICTA LOPEZ DAUDU
69. PROF. OMONIYI BUKOLA AKINOLA
