Encomium
Activists Festus Keyamo and Fred Agbaje are in the Senior Advocates of Nigeria’s honours list for 2016 along with 47 other lawyers. Barring any last minute changes, especially complaints from the general public about misdemeanors, they are set to be decorated in September.
The honour, similar to Queen’s Counsel decoration in the United Kingdom, is bestowed on experienced, tested and well versed lawyers who fulfill set requirements. But there are usually a ceiling on the number admitted each year, in spite of meeting all the criteria.
Here are those in the race to become SAN this year…
- Abdul Ajana
- AbdulHakeem Mustapha
- Adekola Olawoye
- Adewale Adesokan
- Adewunmi Ogunsanya
- Adeyemi Ajibade
- Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika
- Akeem Agbaje
- Andrew Igboekwe
- Bert Igwilo
- Chibuike Nwokeukwu
- Chiesonu Okpoko
- Daniel Enwelum
- Edmond Obiagwu
- Edward Pwajok
- Ekemejero Ohwovoriole
- Elisha Kurah
- Emeka Okpoko
- Festus Keyamo
- Fred Agbaje
- Gboyega Oyewole
- Ikenna Egbuna
- James Ikeyi
- John Majiyagbe
- John Odubela
- Kalu Umeh
- Kehinde Ogunwumiju.
- Mba Ukweni
- Metalubi Adebayo
- Michael Lana
- Nnamonso Ekanem
- Olaniyi Maruph
- Olaseni Adio
- Olasheni Ibiwole
- Olatunbosun Olanipekun
- Olayode Delano
- Olubowale Taiwo
- Olusegun Akinbiyi
- Olusegun Fowowe
- Olusola Ojutalayo
- Olusola Oke
- Oyesoji Oyeleke
- Oyetola Oshobi
- Richard Akintunde
- Sylvester Elema
- Valerie-Janette Azinge
- Wahab Egbewole
- Wilcox Abereton
- Wole Agunbiade
