The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has approved the elevation of 68 legal practitioners to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
The decision was taken at the LPPC’s 174th plenary session held on Thursday in Abuja, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Akan.
The committee said the rank of SAN is conferred on legal practitioners who have demonstrated “exceptional distinction either as advocates in the courts or as academics contributing significantly to the development of legal scholarship.”
The LPPC disclosed that all shortlisted candidates are required to attend and successfully complete the mandatory Pre-Swearing-In Induction Programme before they can be formally conferred with the rank.
It said the date for the induction programme would be communicated in due
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