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SAINT'S, SAN'S AND SINNERS

     By Dare Babarinsa The honour of becoming a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has not lost its allure despite its age on the Nigerian scene.  The SAN is an affirmation that Nigeria is a great country on the African continent and our strength are the people of Nigeria, the men and women who give substance and meaning to our ‘Nigerianess’. The list this year is a proof that brilliance and industry can be transmitted through the DNA or acquired through close contact in the other room.  What is clear is that you cannot be a SAN if you are not solid intellectually and know your law through and through. Lawyers are very sensitive about seniority.  In those days, Chief Rotimi Williams, the incomparable legend of the Nigerian Bar, would occupy a whole front bench in the court room while lesser mortals, including the venerable Chief Gani Fawehinmi, would dare not contest the space with him. Today, there are many Senior Advocate of Nigeria, including my dear aburo, Kayode Ajulo, who at 49 is

AFE BABALOLA, SEUN ADEDIPE, AJULO, AKIN-OLUJINMI, FALANA, 64 OTHERS MAKE 2023 SAN'S LIST.

The Legal Practitioners Priviledges Committee has announced the shortlisting of applicants who qualified after the advocates 1st and 2nd filtration stages, academic pre-qualification and academic 2nd filtration exercise 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,” LPPC stated. 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 SIGISM