By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja

The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, LPPC, yesterday, conferred the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, on 21 senior lawyers in the country.

The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr. Ahmed Gambo, who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen, yesterday, said the LPPC selected the new SANs at the end of its 119th  meeting in Abuja, adding that the successful candidates emerged from a total list of 124 applicants.

According to the CR, those to be conferred with the SAN rank are Edward Kunav Ashiekaa, Benson Sopulu Nwankwo, Joseph Sunday Bamigboye, Patrick Ocheja Okolo, Professor Maxwell Micheal Gidado, Dr. Tahir Mamman, Dr. Akinpelu Theophilus Onigbinde, Ibrahim Kanje Bawa, Samuel Otseilu Zibiri, Adeniyi Ayodele Adegbonmire,  Aderibigbe Ade Adedeji.

Others are Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma, Dr. Muiz Adeyemi Banire, Emeka Benson Etiaba, Abim bola Ibironke Akeredolu, Olumuyiwa Akinboro, Gordy Uche, Uchechukwu Valentine Obi, Kehinde Kolawole Eleja, Professor Paul Oboarenegbe Idornigie and Dr. Oladapo Olumide Olanipekun.

He said that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed will on September 21, swear them in to mark the beginning of the 2015/2016 legal year.