The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 58 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Monday, November 27, at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court, as part of the programmes for the 2023/2024 legal year.
In line with the age-long tradition, the CJN will during the special court session, deliver a state-of-the-judiciary address that would highlight the performance of the Supreme Court in particular and the Nigerian judiciary in general in the 2022/2023 legal year.
This was contained in a statement by the Director of Press and Information of the apex court, Dr Akande Festus, made available on Sunday in Abuja.
According to him, other leading stakeholders in the justice sector will present speeches on the state of the justice sector of the country at the occasion.
They include the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chairman of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) amongst others.
It will be recalled that 114 applications were received by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) for the award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2023.
Out of the number, 101 are advocates while 13 are academics.
After conducting the specified screening and filtration exercises which include a number of appearances in superior courts, recommendations by justices of the Supreme Court and judges of superior courts, chamber inspections; approval on eligibility and integrity of the candidates from the Nigerian Bar Association, Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria and the general public, amongst others, the LPPC came up with 58 successful candidates.
