By Ken Afor
Folashade Abosede Alli, the daughter of Chief Afe Babalola, Funmi, wife of Femi Falana and renowned constitutional lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo are among the 66 others shortlisted for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
Others on the list are Daniel Uruakpa, Felix Offia, Lawrence Falade and Kingsley Obamogie.
The shortlisted candidates successfully completed the 1st and 2nd filtration stages, academic pre-qualification and academic 2nd filtration exercise, according to the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC).
The privileg s committee stated that, “The LPPC by this notice announced the shortlisting of Applicants who qualified after the advocates 1st and 2nd Filtration Stages, Academic pre-qualification and Academic 2nd filtration Exercise
“Also after the Independent Appeals Hearing and Chambers Inspection Exercise, preparatory to the interview stage in the process for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria on the successful Applicants for the year 2023.
“All qualified shortlisted Applicants are graded under two-category systems by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, namely Advocates and Academic Applicants respectively.”
Folashade Alli is a Chartered Arbitrator, recognized as one of the leading arbitrators in Nigeria with over 35 years experience cutting across commercial legal practice and international arbitration.
She is currently the Chairperson of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Apart from being a member of Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) United Kingdom (UK) (Nigeria Branch) and member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) UK, she sits as board member of Afe Babalola University, one of prestigious higher institutions in the country owned by her father, Afe Babalola.
The shortlisted applicants in the two categories are as follows:
Shortlisted Advocate Applicants In Order Of Seniority At The Bar
1 FELIX OTA OFFIA, ESQ
2. LAWRENCE BANKOLE FALADE, ESQ
3. KINGSLEY OSABUOHEIN OBAMOGIE, ESQ
4. FOLASHADE ABOSEDE ALLI, ESQ
5. ABIOLA ISIAQ OYEBANJI, ESQ
6. BOMO OLAKUNLE AGBEBI, ESQ
7. DANIEL OSINACH URUAKPA, ESQ
8. OSELOKA GODWIN OSUIGWE, ESQ
9. BABATUND E ADEOYE, ESQ
10. BABSEYI SIGISMUND JOSEPH, ESQ
11. EMMANUEL MOSES ENOIDEM, ESQ
12. KEHINDE OLUFEMI AINA, ESQ
13. NGOZI CHIDO OLEHI, ESQ
14. AARON CHILEOKWU OKOROMA, ESQ
15. IBRAHIM DALHATU ANGULU, ESQ
16. OLAYIWOLA EMMANUE L AFOLABI, ESQ
17. SULE SHU’AIBU,ESQ
18. ABIODUN OLANREWAJU OLALERU, ESQ
19. ALFRED OLUFEMI ATTEH, ESQ
20. KAZEEM ADEKUNL E SOBALOJU, ESQ
21. SHEHU WADAABDULLAHI, ESQ
22. BAMIDELE IBIRONKE OLAWOYE,ESQ
23. OLUWASEYILAYO AKINKUNMI OJO, ESQ
24. FUNMI FALANA, ESQ
25. FELIX TAMARA UDENKE MEFA OKOROTIE, ESQ
26. OLUWAGBENGA SEUN AJAYI, ESQ
27. FRIDAY RAMSES AKU ONOJA, ESQ
28. JOHN AGADA ELACHI, ESQ
29. BOLA RAZAQ GOLD, ESQ
30. PAUL KASIMANU WAMAD UEMENE, ESQ
31 RAFIU OYEYEMI BALOGUN, ESQ
32. OLUWOLE ALADEDOYE, ESQ
33. PAUL YN OSOBHASE ABHULIMEN, ESQ
34. JONATHAN TAIDI GUNU, ESQ
35. TOCHUKWU JUDE ONYIUKE, ESQ
36. OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ
37. CHRISTPHER ADAPAR UMAR , ESQ
38. CHIBUEZE OGECHI OGBONNA,ESQ
39. YEMI ADEWALE M’SBAUDEEN ADESINA, ESQ
40. OMOYEMI LATEEF AKANGBE, ESQ
41. OLUMIDE AKIN WALE OLUJINMI , ESQ
42. MUSA ADAMU ALIYU, ESQ
43. FIDELIS CHUK WUNONYE MBADUGHA, ESQ
44. ONYEMAECHI CHKWUDI ADIUKWU, ESQ
45. IKECHUKWU PHILIP ONUOMA, ESQ
46. YAKUBU PHILEMON, ESQ
47. JOHNNY UGWUGWAYE AGIM, ESQ
48. ALIYU LEMU IBRAHIM, ESQ
49 . ISAIAH BOZIMO, ESQ
50. PRISCA OZOILOESIKE, ESQ
51. YAHAYA DAN’ASABE DANGANA, ESQ
52. ADEOLA OLUWASEUN ADEDIPE, ESQ
53. ADEDAYO SAMUE LADEDEJI, ESQ
54. CHIKAOSOLU OJUKWU, ESQ
55. MUSAAHMED ATTAH, ESQ
56. AYOTUNDE FOLUSO OGUNLEYE, ESO
57. OLAYEMI BADEWOLE, ESQ
Shortlisted Academic Applicants In Order Of Seniority At The Bar
1. PROF. JOHN ALEWO AGBONIKA
3. PROF. OSY CHUKWU CHUKWUNYERE NWEBO
3. PROF. NLERUM SUNDAY OKOGBULE
4. PROF. NNAMDI ONYEKA OBIARAERI
5. PROF. MOHAMMED LAWAL AHMADU
6. PROF. NATHANIEL AHAGBUE INEGBEDION
7. PROF. VIOLET AIGBOKHAEVBO
8. PROF. BABATUNDE ADETUNJI ONI
9. PROF. CHIMA JOSEPHAT UBANYIONWU
10. PROF. GANIYU ADEYEMI OKE
11. PROF. BENEDICTA LOPEZ DAUDU
12. PROF. OMONIYI BUKOLA AKINOLA
“The General Public is at liberty to comment on the integrity, reputation, and competence of the above-listed Applicants.
“Any complaint(s) presented to the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee must be accompanied by a verifying affidavit deposed to by the author before a Court of Record in Nigeria” the Notice reads.
