Fifty-eight lawyers have been elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC).
The committee headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria , Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, after several hours of deliberation on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of the new SANs comprising 57 legal practitioners and one academic. A statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Sarki-Bello, said the new SANs were appointed as a result of their excellence in the law profession and their adherence to the code of ethics of the profession.
The statement said that the LPPC meeting considered four different petitions against some of the applicants and dismissed them for lacking merit. It further stated that the new senior advocates would be inaugurated on Monday, November 27, by the CJN at the Supreme Court complex.
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