Popular lagos base lawyer Festus keyamo who was shortlisted for interview as lawyers to be made Senior Advocate of Nigeria, did not make it this year making it the second time he has made the attempt.
But 21 lawyers that made it will be sworn in september in a special Court session marking the begining of 2015/2016 legal year.
Those that made it were Legal Services of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Ibrahim Bawa; Edward Ashiekaa, Benson Nwankwo, Joseph Bamigboye, Patrick Okolo, Prof. Maxwell Gidado, Dr. Tahir Mamman, and Dr. Akinpelu Onigbinde
Others were Samuel Zibiri, Adeniyi Adegbonmire, Aderibigbe Adedeji, Emmanuel Aguma, Abimbola Akeredolu, Olumuyiwa Akinboro, Gordy Uche, Uchechukwu Obi, Kehinde Eleja and Prof. Paul Idornigie
Also included was, National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Muiz Banire, Dr. Oladapo Olanipekun, who is a son of a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun, and Emeka Etiaba, a son of a former Deputy Governor of Anambra State, and Mrs. Virgy Etiaba.,Akeredolu only female among the 21 successful lawyers.
The new SANs will join 408 lawyers both living and dead who had been conferred with the rank since its inception in 1975.
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