Muyiwa Atoyebi, a graduate of the University of Ilorin, is among the 38 lawyers to be conferred with the senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) title.
Aged 34, Atoyebi is the youngest Nigerian lawyer elevated to that height.
In a statement, Hadizatu Mustapha, secretary of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) said the new SANs would be sworn in during the 2019/2020 new legal year of the supreme court in September.
SAN is conferred on Nigerian lawyers who have practiced for not less than 10 years, and have achieved distinction in the profession.
Below are the names of the new SANs:
Adedoyin Oyinkan Rhodes-Vivour
Abdullahi Haruna
Manga Muhammed Nurudeen
Adedayo Toba Apapta
John Onuegbulam Asoluka
Adedokun Mathew Makinde
Daniel Chukwudi Enwelum
Emmanuel Adeyeye Oyebanji
Tuduru Uchendu Ede
Abdul Olajide Ajana
Ama Vemaark Etuwewe
Oladipo Adekorede Olasope
Leslie Arthur Olutayo Nylander
Olusegun Oyediran Fowowe
Andrew Essien Hutton
Olukayode Abayomi Enitan
Paul Harris Adakole Ogbole
Olaniyi Maruph Olopade
Samuel Ngozi Agweh
Olusegun Omoniyi Jolaawo
Alphonsus Okoh Alubo
Ayo Asala
Abiodun Adediran Olatunji
Olumide Andrew Aju
Chimezie Victor Chikwem Ihekweazu
Mamman Lawan
Uchefula Ugonna Chikwumaeze
Ebun-Olu Samuel Adegboruwa
Usman Ogwu Sule
Safiya Umar Badamasi
Echezona Chukwudi Etiaba
Godwin Osemeahon Omoaka
Emeka Onyemaechi Ozoani
Alexander Chukwudi Ejesieme
Jephthah Chikodi Njikonye
Aikhunegbe Anthony Malik
Alhassan Akeje Umar
Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi
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