Law Body Suspends Senior Advocate Aribisala

 

The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) Tuesday suspended a Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Ajibola A. Aribisala, for gross misconduct using the coveted rank.

A statement issued by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of LPPC, Mr. Sunday Olorundahunsi, said Aribisala was suspended on the basis of a petition by Fidelity Bank.

However, detail of the allegations against Aribisala was not provided in the terse statement from committee.

By the suspension, Aribisala became the second SAN to be deprived of the use of the rank. The first was Chief Michael Aondoakaa, the former Justice Minister.

The statement reads: “The LPPC at its meeting held today the February 26, 2013, considered the petition by Fidelity Bank against the person of Chief Ajibola A. Aribisala (SAN) together with his response to same and after due consideration of the said response has decided in its wisdom to suspend him (Chief Ajibola A. Aribisala) from the use of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and all other privileges attached to that rank pending the outcome of the court case and impeding investigation by the Sub- Committee set up by the LPPC.”