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The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BOSAN, is set to hold a pre-swearing-in Induction Programme for the new Senior Advocate of Nigeria appointees.
The induction is based on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter S.N Onnoghen G.C.O.N.
This is the first time a pre-swearing in induction ceremony is organized for the new appointees since the inception of BOSAN.
In a statement by the BOSAN Administrator, Dayo Akindipe Esq. the event is scheduled to hold as follows:
Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018,
Venue: Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Time: at 9:00am
Theme: Legal Ethics and Professionalism in the Practice of Law.
“The purpose of the Induction Programme, is to provide a forum for the distinguished members of the Inner Bar and the Bench, to orientate the new appointees to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on their leadership role in the profession, professional ethics and conduct, expected of them in the discharge of their duties to the Clients, the Court and the Society.
“The Induction Programme will commence at 9:00 am on Thursday and will end at 5:00 pm.
“There will be four sessions and each session will have facilitators to discuss on significant topics on Ethics and Professionalism in the Practice of Law.
“The Facilitators to lead the discussions at various sessions include:
• Hon. Justice Amina Augie, CON, JSC
• Hon. Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal, JCA
• Hon. Justice Abdu Aboki, JCA
• Chief Wole Olanipekun, OFR, SAN
• Mr. J.B Daudu, SAN
• Chief Awa Kalu, SAN
• Mrs. Funke Adekoya, SAN
• Mr. A.B Mahmoud, OON, SAN
• Professor Fabian Ajogwu, SAN
“Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, will also provide information to the new appointees to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on the Decorum and Code of Dressing for Members of the Inner Bar; the History of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria; the activities of the Body including: quarterly meetings, annual lecture and dinner, mandate of committees and sub-committees of the Body, and other relevant information about the Body.” The statement read.
History
At the introduction of the legal profession in Nigeria, a few number of Nigerians inspite of stiff British competition became Queen’s Counsel, Q.C, before the title was scrapped in 1963 when Nigeria became a republic.
This elite class of lawyers included Chief Rotimi Williams, who was reputed to be the first Nigerian to earn the rank, Chief H.O Davies, Egerton-Shyngle, Oladipo Moore, Dr. Teslim Elias, Chuba Ikeazu G.C.M Onyiake, K. Kotun and a few more others.
The conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria dates back to 1975 when the Nigerian legal profession instituted the rank. The first recipients were Chief F.R.A. Williams and Dr Nabo Graham-Douglas and that was on the 3rd of April, 1975. Chief (Mrs.) Folake Solanke would go down in history as the first female recipient of the rank of SAN 6 years after in 1981.
Since 1975, a varying number of advocates in Nigeria have consecutively been conferred with the rank, with the exception of years- 1976, 1977 and 1994. The conferment is however restricted to fewer than 30 advocates per annum and is made by the Chief Justice of Nigeria on the recommendations of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC.
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