The 2016 list of competent lawyers who are likely to join the ranks of the Senior Advocates of Nigeria has just been released – and should everything go according to plans, fiery lawyers and human rights activists, Festus Keyamo and Fred Agbaje would be among them.
There are also 48 other lawyers who are in the race to become SAN in September when the names of the successful ones would be published by the Privileges Committee of the legal profession and below are their names:
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