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…As Keyamo misses out again
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Mr. Olanrewaju Onadeko and 21 other lawyers were yesterday announced as new Senior Advocates of Nigeria by the Supreme Court.
The conferrement of the prestigious rank on the 22 lawyers yesterday brings the total number of Senior Advocates of Nigeria to 451.
Meanwhile, activist lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, who was shortlisted along with 54 others, again, missed out of the list of successful applicants.
Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Ahmed Gambo Saleh who doubles as the Secretary of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), announced the list in Abuja yesterday. Ahmed disclosed that a total of 55 lawyers were shortlisted out of the 131 that applied. On the list of the 22 successful candidates are three academicians and two women. The list has the names of Mr. Olanrewaju Onadeko (D.G Law School); Nnamonso Eminem; Prof. Muhammed Tabiu; Dr. Valerie-Janette Azinge; Olufunke Agbor; Olusola Ojutalayo; Richard Akintunde; Oyesoji Oyeleke; James Njeze Ikeyi and Elisha Kurah. The rest are Adewunmi Ogunsanya; Olatubosun Olanipekun; Chief Kalu Umeh; Adewale Adesokan; Andrew Igboekwe; Fredson Okoli; Olaseni Adio; Olasheni Ibiwoye; Abdulhakeem Mustapha; Mba Ukweni; Edward Gyang Pwajok (former Attorney General Plateau State) and Prof. Chukwu Omaka.
The new SANs will be sworn in on September 19,
