Full List: 57 lawyers nominated for SAN status

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has named 57 legal practitioners as candidates for elevation to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi, announced in a statement on Thursday that the decision was made during the committee’s 169th plenary session, which took place on Tuesday.

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“The rank of senior advocate of Nigeria is conferred as a mark of professional excellence upon legal practitioners who have demonstrated exceptional distinction either as advocates in the courts or as academics contributing significantly to the development of legal scholarship,” the statement reads.

Furthermore, in line with Paragraph 25(1) of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Guidelines and the provisions of Rule 39(3) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, 2023, all shortlisted conferees must refrain from publishing and discourage the publication of advertisements, congratulatory messages, or goodwill notices related to their nomination or conferment.

Full list below:

• Theophilus Kolawole Esan

• Fedude Zimughan

• Ernest Chikwendu Ikeji

• Victor Esiri Akpoguma

• Leslie Akujuobi Njemanze

• Akintunde Wilson Adewale

• Preye Agedah

• Omamuzo Erebe

• Hannibal Egbe Uwaifo

• Olumide Ekisola

• George Ejie Ukaegbu