Falana’s wife, 68 others shortlisted for SAN rank

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has released the names of 69 shortlisted applicants for award of the highly revered rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

According to the notice by the LPPC, the public is therefore invited to raise possible petitions/objections, if any, against any of the shortlisted applicants.

The shortlisted candidates qualified after the Advocates 1st and 2nd Filtration Stages, Academic pre-qualification, Academic 2nd filtration Exercise, the Independent Appeals Hearing and Chambers Inspection Exercise.

After a given period allowed for petitions/objections, the final stage of the process will see the LPPC interview the applicants before announcing a final shortlist of awardees for the 2023 conferment exercise.

Some of the shortlisted names include Folashade Abosede Alli, Abiola Isiaq Oyebanji, Bomo Olakunle Agbebi, Daniel Osinachi Uruakpa, Felix Ota Offia, Lawrence Bankole Falade, Kingsley Osabuohein Obamogie, Tochukwu Jude Onyiuke, amongst others.

“All qualified shortlisted applicants are graded under two-category systems by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, namely Advocates and Academic Applicants respectively”, the notice added.

The shortlisted applicants in the two categories are follows:

SHORTLISTED ADVOCATE APPLICANTS IN ORDER OF SENIORITY AT THE BAR

FELIX OTA OFFIA, ESQ
LAWRENCE BANKOLE FALADE, ESQ
KINGSLEY OSABUOHEIN OBAMOGIE, ESQ
FOLASHADE ABOSEDE ALLI, ESQ
ABIOLA ISIAQ OYEBANJI, ESQ
BOMO OLAKUNLE AGBEBI, ESQ
DANIEL OSINACH URUAKPA, ESQ
OSELOKA GODWIN OSUIGWE, ESQ
BABATUND E ADEOYE, ESQ
BABSEYI SIGISMUND JOSEPH, ESQ
EMMANUEL MOSES ENOIDEM, ESQ
KEHINDE OLUFEMI AINA, ESQ
NGOZI CHIDO OLEHI, ESQ
AARON CHILEOKWU OKOROMA, ESQ
IBRAHIM DALHATU ANGULU, ESQ
OLAYIWOLA EMMANUE L AFOLABI, ESQ
SULE SHU’AIBU,ESQ
ABIODUN OLANREWAJU OLALERU, ESQ
ALFRED OLUFEMI ATTEH, ESQ
KAZEEM ADEKUNL E SOBALOJU, ESQ
SHEHU WADAABDULLAHI, ESQ
BAMIDELE IBIRONKE OLAWOYE,ESQ
OLUWASEYILAYO AKINKUNMI OJO, ESQ
FUNMI FALANA, ESQ
FELIX TAMARA UDENKE MEFA OKOROTIE, ESQ
OLUWAGBENGA SEUN AJAYI, ESQ
FRIDAY RAMSES AKU ONOJA, ESQ
JOHN AGADA ELACHI, ESQ
BOLA RAZAQ GOLD, ESQ
PAUL KASIMANU WAMAD UEMENE, ESQ
RAFIU OYEYEMI BALOGUN, ESQ
OLUWOLE ALADEDOYE, ESQ
PAUL YN OSOBHASE ABHULIMEN, ESQ
JONATHAN TAIDI GUNU, ESQ
TOCHUKWU JUDE ONYIUKE, ESQ
OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ
CHRISTPHER ADAPAR UMAR , ESQ
CHIBUEZE OGECHI OGBONNA,ESQ
YEMI ADEWALE M’SBAUDEEN ADESINA, ESQ
OMOYEMI LATEEF AKANGBE, ESQ
OLUMIDE AKIN WALE OLUJINMI , ESQ
MUSA ADAMU ALIYU, ESQ
FIDELIS CHUK WUNONYE MBADUGHA, ESQ
ONYEMAECHI CHKWUDI ADIUKWU, ESQ
IKECHUKWU PHILIP ONUOMA, ESQ
YAKUBU PHILEMON, ESQ
JOHNNY UGWUGWAYE AGIM, ESQ
ALIYU LEMU IBRAHIM, ESQ
ISAIAH BOZIMO, ESQ

PRISCA OZOILOESIKE, ESQ
YAHAYA DAN’ASABE DANGANA, ESQ
ADEOLA OLUWASEUN ADEDIPE, ESQ
ADEDAYO SAMUE LADEDEJI, ESQ
CHIKAOSOLU OJUKWU, ESQ
MUSAAHMED ATTAH, ESQ
AYOTUNDE FOLUSO OGUNLEYE, ESO
OLAYEMI BADEWOLE, ESQ

SHORTLISTED ACADEMIC APPLICANTS IN ORDER OF SENIORITY AT THE BAR

PROF. JOHN ALEWO AGBONIKA
PROF. OSY CHUKWU CHUKWUNYERE NWEBO
PROF. NLERUM SUNDAY OKOGBULE
PROF. NNAMDI ONYEKA OBIARAERI
PROF. MOHAMMED LAWAL AHMADU
PROF. NATHANIEL AHAGBUE INEGBEDION
PROF. VIOLET AIGBOKHAEVBO
PROF. BABATUNDE ADETUNJI ONI
PROF. CHIMA JOSEPHAT UBANYIONWU
PROF. GANIYU ADEYEMI OKE
PROF. BENEDICTA LOPEZ DAUDU
PROF. OMONIYI BUKOLA AKINOLA

According to LPPC, “The General Public is at liberty to comment on the integrity, reputation, and competence of the above-listed Applicants.

“Any complaint(s) presented to the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee must be accompanied by a verifying affidavit deposed to by the author before a Court of Record in Nigeria” the Notice stated.