Falana’s Wife, 57 Others Get SAN Rank

A total of 58 persons in the legal profession were on Thursday, October 12, 2023, conferred with the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN).

This development was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Commines (LPPC), Ms.Hajo Sarki Bello.

 

She disclosed that the LPPC approved the elevation of the 58 persons at its 159th plenary session held on October 12, with the Chairman, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola in attendance.

 

A breakdown of the new awardees shows that 57 are from the advocate category and only one person, Prof. Babatunde Adetunji Oni made it from the academic category.

 

Bello added that the swearing-in ceremony of the 58 successful applicants is scheduled to take place on Monday the 27th day of November.

 

The statement reads “The rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is as a mark of excellence to members of the legal profession, who distinguished themselves as advocates and academics.

 

“The meeting further considered four different petitions written against some of the applicants and determined thet cach of _ petition lacked merit and thus dismissed.

 

“The swearing-in ceremony of the 58 successful applicants is scheduled to take place on Monday the 27th day of November.”

 

Below is the full list:

 

1 FELIX OTA OFFIA, ESQ

 

2. LAWRENCE BANKOLE FALADE, ESQ

 

3. KINGSLEY OSABUOHIEN OBAMOGIE, ESQ

 

4. FOLASHADE ABOSEDE ALLI, ESQ

 

5. ABIOLA ISIAQ OYEBANI, ESQ

 

6 BOMO OLAKUNLE AGBEBI ESQ

 

7. DANIEL OSINACH URUAKPA , ESQ

 

8. OSELOKA GODWIN OSUIGWE, ESQ

 

9. BABATUNDE ADEOYE, ESQ

 

10. BABASEYI SIGISMUND JOSEPH, ESQ

 

11. EMMANUEL MOSES ENOIDEM, ESQ

 

12, KEHINDE OLUFEMI AINA, ESQ

 

13. NGOZI CHIDO OLEHI, ESQ

 

14. AARON CHILEOKWU OKOROMA, ESQ

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15. IBRAHIM DALHATU ANGULU, ESQ

 

16. OLAYIWOLA EMMANUEL AFOLABI, ESQ

 

17, SULE SHU’AIBU, ESQ

 

18 ABIODUN OLANREWAJU OLALERU, ESQ

 

19. ALFRED OLUFEMI ATTEH, ESQ

 

20. KAZEEM ADEKUNLE SOBALOJU, ESQ

 

21. SHEHU WADA ABDULLAHI ESQ

 

22. BAMIDELE OLAWOYE IBIRONKE, ESQ

 

23. OLUWASEYILAYO AKINKUNMI OJ0, ESQ

 

24. FUNMI FALANA, ESQ

 

25. FELIX TAMARAUDENKEMEFA OKOROTIE,

 

26. SEUN OLUWAGBENGA AJAYI, ESQ

 

27. FRIDAY RAMSES AKU ONOJA, ESQ

 

28. AGADA JOHN ELACHI, ESQ

 

29. BOLA RASAQ GOLD, ESQ

 

30 PAUL KASIMANWUNA MADUEMENE, ESQ

 

31. RAFIU OYEYEMI BALOGUN, ESQ

 

32. OLUWOLE ALADEDOYE, ESQ

 

33. PAULYN OSOBHASE ABHULIMEN, ESQ

 

34. JONATHAN GUNU TAIDI ESQ

 

35. TOCHUKWU JUDE ONYIUKE, ESQ

 

36. OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ

 

37. CHRISTOPHER ADAPAR UMAR, ESQ

 

38. CHIBUEZE OGECHI OGBONNA, ESQ

 

39. YEMI ADEWALE MUSIBAUDEEN ADESINA,

 

40. OMOYEMI LATEEF AKANGBE, ESQ

 

41. OLUMIDE AKINWALE OLUJINMI, ESQ.

 

42:MUSA ADAMU ALIYU, ESQ

 

43. FIDELIS CHUKWUNONYE MBADUGHA ESQ

 

44. ONYEMAECHI CHUKWUDI ADIUKWU, ESQ

 

45. IKECHUKWU PHILIP ONUOMA, ESQ

 

46. YAKUBU PHILEMON, ESQ

 

47.JOHNNY UNGWUGWAYE AGIM, ESQ.

 

48. ALIYU LEMU IBRAHIM, ESQ

 

49. ISAIAH BOZIMO, ESQ

 

50. PRISCA OZOILESIKE, ESQ

 

51. YAHAYA DAN’ASABE DANGANA, ESQ

 

52. ADEDAYO SAMUEL ADEDEJI, ESQ

 

53. ADEOLA OLUWASEUN ADEDIPE, ESQ

 

54. CHIKAOSOLU OJUKWU, ESQ

 

55. MUSAAHMED ATTAH, ESQ

 

56. AYOTUNDE FOLUSO OGUNLEYE, ESQ

 

57. OLAYEMI BADE WOLE, ESQ

 

 

 

58. PROF. BABATUNDE ADETUNJI ONI.