Full list of 72 Nigerian lawyers awarded SAN

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, (LPPC), has elevated 72 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN).

The LPPC in a statement by the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, said it took the decision at its 149th plenary session that held on Oct. 21.

The committee disclosed that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad would swear-in the new SANs on Dec. 8 at the Supreme Court premises.

The committee said it notified prospective applicants that application for the 2022 exercise would not commence until a date to be announced in January.

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According to the LPPC,a sub-committee has been set to review the 2018 guidelines for the award of SAN effective from the 2034 application year.

Successful lawyers who made the 2021 list include the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, a former Secretary General of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA),  Mr Emeka Obegolu, and seven professors drawn from the academics.

The new appointees are:

SENIOR ADVOCATE APPOINTEES

1. ADENTYI, ANTHONY ADEMUYIWA, ESQ
2. UMEH, PHILIP NDUBUIS] EVARISTUS, ESQ
3. OVRAWAH, OGAGA, ESQ
4. AFUBA, PETER AGUIGOM, ESQ
5. AJOSE-ADEOGUN, OLAOTAN OLUSEGUN, ESQ
6. WEST-IDAHOSA, EHIOGIE, ESQ
7. AWA, UCHE SUNDAY, ESQ
8. MEK WUNYE, CHARLES DUMBIRI, ESQ
9. OLADOJA, TAUDEEN OLASENI, ESQ
10. AKARAIWE, IKEAZOR AJOVI, ESQ
11. OMOTOSHO, FRANCIS, ESQ
12. ONUZULIKE, FELIXANA YO, ESQ
13. ORU, MARCELLUOUS EGUVWE, ESQ
14. IHUA-MADUENYI, CHHARLES UDOKA, ESO
15. AGBOLA, ADELEKE OLANIY1, ESQ
16. UZUEGBU, BENJAMIN CHUKWUDI, ESQ
17. AKINOLA, JAMES AKINGBOLA, ESQ
18. IHEDIWA, UCHENNA CHINYERE, ESQ
19. ADELUOLA, OLUKAYODE OLUWOLE, ESQ
20. OLOTU, BOLARINWA, ES
21. HASSAN, USMAN EL-YAKUB, ESQ
22. OLORUNFEMI, AYO ABRAHAM, ESQ
23. ATABO REUBEN OKPANACHI, ESQ
24. FAPOHUNDA, ADEKOLA OLAWALE, ESQ
25. OKOLI, IKENNA, ESQ
26. MORDI, MARK OKEIBUNOR, ESQ
27. SERIKI, SHERIFF ROTIMI, ESQ
28. OPARA, VICTOR UGWUEZUMBA, ESQ
29. NDAYAKO, MOIAMMED, ESQ
30. OJO, ADEKUNLE AKANBI ESQ
31. ADELE, JOHN OGWU, ESQ
32. WODU, KEMASUODE, ESQ
33. AYINLA, SALMAN JAWONDO, ESQ
34. OBIORAH, EDWIN SUNDAY CHUKWUJEKWU, ESQ
35. ABDULHAMID, MOHAMMED, ESQ
36. ATUNG, SAMUEL, ESQ
37. ITULA, FREDRICKS EBOS, ESQ
38. ANUGA, GEORGE AUDU, 1:SO
39. MUSTAPHA, DAUDA ADEKOLA, ESQ
40. IDRIS, IBRAHIM AGBOMERE, ESQ
41. GBADAMOSI, KAZEEM ADEKUNLE, ESQ
42. ALIYU, KABIR, ESQ
43. NWORKA, CHID BENJAMN, ESQ
44. ABDUL-RASHEED, MURITALA OLADIMEJI, ESQ
45. KOTOYE, ADEYINKA MOYOSORE, ESQ
46. OBEGOLU, EMEKA JUDE-PHILLIPE, ESQ
47. ARUWA. SHAIBU ENEJOL, ESQ
48. SOMIARI, SAMMIE ABIYE, ESQ
49. ONWUENWUNOR, CLEMENT. ESQ
50. OMOTUNDE, ADEOLA RASAQ, ESQ
51. MOGBOH, ANTHONY OBINNA, ESQ
52. EMEKA, CHIIIOKE OGUGUA PRECIOUS, ESQ
53. OGUNGBADE, OLUWASINA OLANREWAJU, ESQ
54. LOUGH, SIMON ASAMBER, ESQ
55. ADEDIPE AYODEJI, ESQ
56. KUTI, AFOLABI FATAI, ESQ
57. FATOGUN, EYITAYOAYOKUNLE, ESQ
58. EKO, EJEMBI EKO, ESQ
59. USMAN, JACOB JOHNSON, ESQ
60. SANI, ABDULAZIZ MOHAMMED, ESQ
61. BURKAA, MATTHEW GWAR, ESQ
62. HUSSAINI, ISHAQ MAGAJI, ESQ

ACADEMIC APPOINTEES

63. PROF. OYEWO AJAGBE TORIOLA
64. PROF. OMOROGBE OLUYINKA OSAYAME
65. DR. OJUKWU ANTHONY OKECHUKWU
66. PROF. IJAODOLA RASHEED JIMOH
67. PROF. SODIPO BANKOLE ADEKUNLE AKINTOYE
68. DR. WIGWE CHRISTIAN CHIZINDU
69. DR. AGBONIKA JOSEPHINE ALADI ACHOR
70. PROF. SANNI ABIOLA OLAITAN
71. PROF OMOREGIE EDOBA BRIGHT
72. PROF. ADBULLAHI IBRAHIM