The
Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has announced the names of 50 legal
practitioners who is it considering for admission into the rank of the Senior
Advocate of Nigeria for 2016.
The
Secretary of the LPPC, Ahmed Saleh, who is also the Chief Registrar of the
Supreme Court, announced in an advertorial on Tuesday that the 50 shortlisted
lawyers have scaled through the first and second filtration processes towards
the award of the SAN rank.
According
to the publication, among those being considered for the award by the LPPC are
two popular Lagos-based lawyers, Festus Keyamo and Fred Agbaje.
Others
on the list are John Odubela, Chief Olubowale Taiwo, Richard Akintunde,
Chiesonu Okpoko, Chief Ikenna Egbuna, Adeyemi Ajibade, Sylvester Elema, Prof.
Wahab Egbewole, Andrew Igboekwe, AbdulHakeem Mustapha, Olaseni Adio, Chief Kalu
Umeh, Adewale Adesokan, Gboyega Oyewole, Edward Pwajok, Wole Agunbiade,
Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, Olaniyi Maruph, Olatunbosun Olanipekun, Oyetola
Oshobi, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, Emeka Okpoko, Oyesoji Oyeleke, Akeem Agbaje,
Olusola Ojutalayo, Chibuike Nwokeukwu, John Majiyagbe, Elisha Kurah, Nnamonso
Ekanem, Adekola Olawoye, James Ikeyi, Dr. Valerie-Janette Azinge, Chief
Olusegun Akinbiyi and Wilcox Abereton.
Also
shortlisted were Mba Ukweni, Adewunmi Ogunsanya, Michael Lana, Olasheni Ibiwole,
Daniel Enwelum, Metalubi Adebayo, Olusegun Fowowe, Chief Olusola Oke, Chief
Abdul Ajana, Bert Igwilo, Olayode Delano, Edmond Obiagwu and Kehinde
Ogunwumiju.
Saleh
said the LPPC welcomes comments from the public as regards the integrity and
competence of the shortlisted candidates.
He
said any member of the public who has any complaint about any of the
shortlisted lawyers must file same before the LPPC not later than June 2, 2016,
adding that such a complaint must be accompanied with a verifying affidavit deposed
to before a court of record in Nigeria.
“Twenty
copies of such comments or complaints must be submitted at the secretariat of
the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee on or before the prescribed date
(June 2, 2016),” Saleh said.
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