Elder brother of Mazi Afam Osigwe, a former National Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oseloka Godwin Osuigwe is among the 58 Legal practitioners that have been elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC).
Though they spell their surnames differently Oseloka Osuigwe who is No. 8 on the list is the immediate elder brother of the ex-NBA Scribe.
Also on the list is Folashade Alli, daughter of legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, as well as Funmi Falana, a notable women/children’s rights activist, and the wife of popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN).
They will be sworn-in on Monday, 27 November, by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN ) Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoolaat the Supreme Court complex.
The committee headed by the CJN confirmed the appointment of the new SANs which comprised 57 legal practitioners and one from the academic.
A statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court/Secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Sarki-Bello, said that the new SANs were appointed as a result of their excellence in the law profession and in the adherence to the code of ethics of the profession.
The statement says that the LPPC meeting considered four different petitions against some of the applicants and dismissed them for lacking in merit.
Others include rights activist, Kayode Ajulo, Felix Ota Offia, Lawrence Bankole Falade, Kingsley Obamogie, Abiola Isiaq Oyebanji, Bomo Olakunle Agbebi, Daniel Uruakpa, Babatunde Adeoye, Babaseyi Joseph, Emmanuel Moses Enoidem, Kehinde Olufemi Aina, Nghozi Oleh, Aaron Chile Okoroma, Ibrahim Angulu, and Olayiwola Afolabi among others.
“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,” Bello said.
“The meeting further considered four (4) different petitions written against some of the applicants and determined that each of petition lacked merit and thus dismissed.”
View the full list below:
FELIX OTA OFFIA, ESQ
LAWRENCE BANKOLE FALADE, ESQ
KINGSLEY OSABUOHIEN OBAMOGIE, ESQ
FOLASHADE ABOSEDE ALLI, ESQ
ABIOLA ISIAQ OYEBANJI, ESQ
BOMO OLAKUNLE AGBEBI, ESQ
DANIEL OSINACH URUAKPA , ESQ
OSELOKA GODWIN OSUIGWE, ESQ
BABATUNDE ADEOYE, ESQ
BABASEYI SIGISMUND JOSEPH, ESQ
EMMANUEL MOSES ENOIDEM, ESQ
KEHINDE OLUFEMI AINA, ESQ
NGOZI CHIDO OLEHI, ESQ
AARON CHILEOKWU OKOROMA, ESQ
IBRAHIM DALHATU ANGULU, ESQ
OLAYIWOLA EMMANUEL AFOLABI, ESQ
SULE SHU’AIBU, ESQ
ABIODUN OLANREWAJU OLALERU, ESQ
ALFRED OLUFEMI ATTEH, ESQ
KAZEEM ADEKUNLE SOBALOJU, ESQ
SHEHU WADA ABDULLAHI, ESQ
BAMIDELE OLAWOYE IBIRONKE, ESQ
OLUWASEYILAYO AKINKUNMI OJO, ESQ
FUNMI FALANA, ESQ
FELIX TAMARAUDENKEMEFA OKOROTIE,
SEUN OLUWAGBENGAAJAYI, ESQ
FRIDAY RAMSES AKIJ ONOJA, ESQ
AGADA JOHN ELACHI, ESQ
BOLA RASAQ GOLD, ESQ
PAUL KASIMANWUNA MADUEMENE, ESQ
RAFIU OYEYEMI BALOGUN, ESQ
OLUWOLE ALADEDOYE, ESQ
PAULYN OSOBHASE ABHULIMEN, ESQ
JONATHAN GUNU TAIDI, ESQ
TOCHUKWU JUDE ONYIUKE, ESQ
OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ
CHRISTOPHER ADAPAR UMAR, ESQ
CHIBUEZE OGECHI OGBONNA, ESQ
YEMI ADEWALE M’SBAUDEEN ADESINA, ES
OMOYEMI LATEEF AKANGBE, ESQ
OLUMIDE AKINWALE OLUJINMI, ESQ.
MUSAADAMU ALIYU, ESQ
FIDELIS CHUKWUNONYE MBADUGHA ESQ
ONYEMAECHI CHUKWUDI 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
JOHN ALEWO AGBONIKA
