The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo Nwoko and former General Secretaries of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe and Isiaka Abiola Olagunju were among the 72 lawyers named as Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
In a statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC), Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha Esq said 62 practicing lawyers and 10 from the academia were successful in the selection exercise.
She also announced that the newly robbed Senior Advocates will be inaugurated on December 14.
The list of the new SANs include: Terkura Douglas Pepe, Esq, Aliyu Omeza Saiki, Esq, Jacob Enunwe Ochidi, Esq, Abdulwahab Mohammed, Esq, Moses Alfred Ebute, Esq, Taiye Abimbola Oladipo, Esq, Mumuni Adebimpe Jimoh, Esq, Muhammadu Katu Sani Ndanusa, Mohammed Mohammed Ndarani, Esq, Gideon Musa Kuttu, Esq, Abdullahi Yahaya, Tijanni Alkali Gazali, Esq and Mella Audu Nunghe.
Others are: Yusuf Nya Akirikwen, Yakubu Abdullahi Hussaini-Ruba, Nasiru Adamu Aliyu, Esq, Abdul Mohammed, Esq, Hussaini Zakariyau, Uwadiogbu Sonny Ajala, Ukachi Fredrick Onuobia, Esq, Joseph Nnabuezeh Mbadugha, Esq, Chukwudi Chudi Obieze, Esq, Ejike Chukwugekwu Ezenwa, Chukwuka Nwabueze Ikwuazom, Esq and Lotanna Chuka Okoli, Esq amongst others.