LPPC elevates 87 lawyers to Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank

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LPPC

BY ANDREW OROLUA

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) under the Chairmanship of His Lordship, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, at its 164” Plenary session held August 1, 2024, has approved the elevation of 87 Legal Practitioners to the Inner Bar.

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

The meeting further considered five (5) different petitions written against some of the Applicants and were found that each of the petition lacked merit and thus dismissed.

The swearing — in ceremony of the 87 successful Applicants is scheduled to take place on Monday, the 30 day of September, 2024. The new awardees for year 2024 exercise are as follows in order of seniority:

Lateef Olaseinde Karim, Esq; 2. Godwin Tagbo Ike, Esq; 3. Johnson Odionu, Esq; 4. Nnodim Marcellinus Duru, Esq; 5. Innocent Adams Ovbagbedia, Esq; 6. Soronnadi Anthony Njoku, Esq; 7, Adamu Abubakar, Esq; 8. Charles Oyaole Musa, Esq; 9. Udochi Nunny Iheanacho,Esq; 10. David Dare Onietan, Esq; 11, Elele Chinatu Casmir, Esq; 12. Josiah Rapuluchuks Nduka,Esq; 13. Godwin Ikechukwu Obeta, Esq; 14. Habeeb Orisavbia Ilavbare, Esq; 15. Moses Kolade Obafemi, Esq; 16. Mathew Echezonam Esonanjor, Esq; 17. Baba Fika Dalah, Esq; 18. Babatunde Ademoye Sodipo, Esq; 19.Mustapha Ikhegbe Abubakar, Esq; 20. Emmanuel Ibhagbemien Esene, Esq; 21. Henry Adedayo Bello, Esq; 22. Boniface Chinedu Moore, Esq; 23. Clement Amechi Ezika, Esq; 24. 0mokayode Adebayo Dada, Esq; 25.Edwin Anikwem, Esq; 26. Roy Ogbonnaya Umahi Nwaeze, Esq; 27. Olumide Oniyire Olugbenga, Esq; 28. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, Esq; 29.Ayoola Olufemi Ajayi, Esq; 30. Paul Chukwuma Obi, Esq; 31. Olasupo Dominic Ati-John, Esq; 32. Cole Segun Ololade, Esq; 33. Charles Ayodeji Adeogunphillips, Esq; 34,.0kechukwu Kingsley Ajunwa, Esq; 35. Jacob Ocheogbu Ifere, Esq; 36. Emmanuel Aderemi Adekile, Esq; 37. Christopher Ehumadu Okeke, Esq; 38. Oluronke Adeyemil, Esq; 39. Oluwole Olawa Le Afolabi, Esq; 40. Toboukebide Kekemeke, Esq; 41. Akinbamigbe Adesomoju, Esq; 42. Victor Owarienomare Odjemu, Esq; 43. Josiah Ojochide Daniel-Ebune, Esq; 44. Olukunle Ogheneovo Edun, Esq; 45. Abdulaziz Enebi Ibrahim, Esq; 46. Stanley Chidozie Imo, Esq; 47. Charles Oladipo Titiloye, Esq; 48. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar, Esq; 49. Kingsley Chuku, Esq; 50. Adeyinka Oqluwaseun Aderemi, Esq; 51. Olaolu Akintunde Owolabi, Esq; 52. Adedeji Sharafadeen Abdulkadir, Esq; 53. Idowu Omotunde Benson, Esq; 54. Kolawole James Olowookere, Esq; 55. Chinasa Thelma Unaegbunam, Esq; 56. Ademola Oluwawolemi Esan, Esq; 57. Omosanya Atilola Popoola, Esq; 58.Taiye Ayotunde Oniyide, Esq; 59. Emonye Oga Adekwu, Esq; 60. Aderemi Oguntoye, Esq; 61. Kashopefoluwa Olawale Balogun, Esq; 62. Abdul Adamu, Esq; 63. Theodore Okey Ezeobi, Esq; 64. Rilwan Birnin Kebbi Umar, Esq; 65. Chienye Ifeanyichukwu Okafor, Esq; 66. Kaka Shehu Lawan, Esq; 67. Abba Muhammed, Esq; 68. Wendy Nwenenda Kuku, Esq; 69. Ekele Enyinnaya Iheanacho, Esq; 70. Okechuk Wu George Edeze, Esq; 71. Akinyemi Oluwole Olujinmi, Esq; 72. Gyang Yaya Zi, Esq; 73. Idris Abubakar, Esq; 74. George Ibrahim, Esq; 75. Boonyameen Babajide Lawal, Esq; 76. Terkaa Jeremiah Aondo; 77. Tochukwu Peter Tochukwu, Esq; 78. Uchenna Uzo Njoku, Esq.

Others are 79. Paul Babatunde Daudu, Esq; 80.Chukwudi Kachikwu Enebeli, Esq; 81.Yusuf F Olatunji Ogunrinde, Esq; 82. Tobechukwu Kenechukwu Nweke, Esq; 83. Ademola Kamardeen Abimbola, Esq; 84. Yunus Abdulsalam, Esq; 85.Mofesomo Ayodeji Tayo-Oyetibo, Esq; 86.Chukwuemeka Agamadodaigwe Nnawuchi, Esq; and 87. Prof. Ganui Oke Adeyemi.