The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank of renowned constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Professor Mike Ozekhome.
The decision was taken at the committee’s 173rd General Meeting, according to a statement signed by Kabiru Eniola Akanbi, LPPC Secretary and Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Akanbi explained that the suspension was carried out under Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the SAN Rank, pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings before the LPPC’s Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee.
“The suspension of Ozekhome is intended to safeguard the integrity, dignity and prestige of the SAN rank,” the statement read.
The committee further directed that Ozekhome must not parade himself or hold out to be a Senior Advocate of Nigeria until the disciplinary process is finalized.
The LPPC emphasized its commitment to upholding the highest standards of professional ethics, integrity, and discipline within the legal profession, stressing
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