Seventeen (17) distinguished legal practitioners in Nigeria
have been elevated to the elitist Senior Advocate
Prominent amongst the lawyers are Ms. Olufunke Aboyade, the
Editor of THISDAY newspaper’s law page insert, THISDAY Lawyer; the Attorney
General of Enugu State, Mr. Anthony Ikechukwu Ani; as well as a private
prosecutor for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Godwin
Obla
The Secretary of the Legal Practitioners Privileges
Committee, Mr. Sunday Olorundahunsi, who made the names public Friday, said the
new SANs would be decorated and inducted at a later date.
In all, 43 lawyers were shortlisted and considered for the
privileged rank, THEWILL gathered. Only 17 were approved after their interview
by the committee.
The other elevated lawyers are Adele Eberechi, Olumide
Sofowora, Uko Udom, Suraj Sa'Eda, Anthony Anaenugwu, Joe Abrahams, Akinlolu
Timothy Kehinde, Prof Lawrence Asekome Atsegbua, Biriyai Dmabo,
Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, Olalekan Fatai Yusuf, Moyosore Jubril Onigbanjo, Aliyu
Maitasamu Abdullahi and Victoria Olufunmilayo Awomolo.
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