17 lawyers conferred with SAN awards

Abuja – The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges
Committee (LPPC) on Friday in Abuja conferred
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on 17
distinguished Nigerian legal practitioners.
Mr Sunday Olorundahunsi, the LPPC Secretary
and Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court,
announced this while briefing newsmen at the
Supreme Court.
Olorundahunsi said that the committee found
the awardees worthy for the title at the end of
its general meeting held in Abuja on Friday.
According to him, out of an initial 109 legal
practitioners that applied, 23 were shortlisted
before the final confirmation of the new Senior
Advocates.
He explained that two academicians made the
final list and no female lawyer got the award
this year, although three of them had applied.
The chief registrar said that this year’s award
process was very rigorous, adding that the
provisions of the LPPC were strictly adhered to
in the selection process.
He said that the awardees would be
inaugurated at the beginning of the new legal
year in September.
The new Senior Advocates are: Dr Olu
Onagoruwa (OFR), Prof. Joash Amupitan, Mr
Olusola Idowu, Dr Ernest Ojukwu, Mr Ahamefula
Ejelam, Chief George Onyemenam and Mr Tawo
Eja Tawo.
Others are Mr Olatunde Adejuyigbe, Mr Sylvanus
Ogwemoh, Dr Adewale Olawoyin, Dr Joshua
Olatoke, Mr Teslim Busari, Mr Kevin Nwufo, Dr
Amuda-Kannike Abiodun, Mr Oluwakemi
Balogun, Mr Hakeem Afolabi and Mr Gerald
Ezeuko. (NAN)