The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended Mike Ozekhome from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him.
The decision was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by Kabir Akanbi, the chief registrar of the Supreme Court, following the committee’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23.
According to the LPPC, the suspension was approved in line with Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and all matters relating to the rank.
The committee stated that the suspension would remain in effect pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings before its Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee and other related proceedings.
“The suspension is intended to safeguard the integrity, dignity, and prestige of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria while due consideration is given to the matters under review,” the statement read.
“Accordingly,
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