The ongoing process for the conferment of the 2026 Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank faces a major legal challenge as an association of lawyers has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to immediately halt the exercise or risk being sued.
The threat came hours after the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), chaired by the CJN, released a list of 89 shortlisted candidates on June 23, 2026. The list, signed by Kabir Eniola Akanbi, Esq., Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, includes 77 advocates and 12 academics who have passed the preliminary stages and are now set for final interviews.
In a pre-action notice dated June 24, 2026, the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) demanded that the LPPC discontinue the 2026 SAN conferment proceedings because the matter is currently sub judice.
ALDRAP and its Executive Director, Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, are
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