Twenty two senior lawyers have been conferred as Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC.

The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Ahmed Gambo Saleh, who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen, said the new SANs were selected from a total of 131 applicants.

He said though 55 legal practitioners were shortlisted for interview, only 22 of them succeeded. Out of the 22 successful candidates, 19 came from the advocacy category and 3 from the academic category.

Saleh said the LPPC conferred the prestigious rank on two female lawyers were out of the four that applied.

He said the Committee took the decision at its 123rd general meeting held on July 4.

According to him, the new SANs are the Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Mr. Olanrewaju Adesola Onadeko, Nnamonso U do Ekanem, Prof. Muhammed Tabiu, Dr. Valerie-Janette Ogbonna Azinge, Olufunke Abimbola Agbor, Olusola Oladimeji Ojutalayo, Richard Ayodele Akintunde, Oyesoji Gbolahan Oyeleke. Others are James Onyeanwuna Njeze Ikeyi, Elisha Yakubu Kurah, Adewunmi Adedeji Ogunsanya, Olatubosun Ola Olanipekun, Chief Kalu Ikwuonwu Umeh, Adewale Sunday Adesokan, Andrew Chukwuemeka Igbokwe, Fredson Chijioke Alexander Okoli, Olaseni Abiodun Adio, Olasheni Ibiwoye, Abdukhakeem Uthman Mustapha, Mba Ekpezu Ukweni, Edward Gyang Pwajok and Prof. Chukwu Amari Omaka.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed is expected to swear-in the new SANs on September 19.