Senior Advocates Elevation: Afe Babalola’s Daughter Folashade Alli, Others Make List

Legal luminary, Afe Babalola’s daughter, Folashade Alli, and 57 others, have been elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC).

The committee headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, confirmed the appointment of the new SAN 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.

It further stated that the new senior advocates would on Monday, November 27, be inaugurated by the CJN at the Supreme Court complex.

Aside from Folashade Alli, others include human rights activist, Kayode Ajulo, Funmi Falana who is the wife to Femi Falana, Felix Ota Offia, Lawrence Bankole Falade, Kingsley Obamogie, Abiola Isiaq Oyebanji, Bomo Olakunle Agbebi, Daniel Uruakpa, and Oseloka Godwin Osuigwe.

Others are 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.”

See the names 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