Last week, 38 Nigerian lawyers were named new Senior Advocates of Nigeria by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee. These new SANs will be confirmed in September.
Among them, however, is 34-year-old Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, a Law graduate of the University of Ilorin, who has become the youngest senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
SAN is conferred on Nigerian lawyers who have practiced for not less than 10 years, and have achieved distinction in the profession.
Take a look at the full list of the new SANs if you haven’t seen it yet:
1. Adedoyin Oyinkan Rhodes-Vivour
2. Abdullahi Haruna
3. Manga Muhammed Nurudeen
4. Adedayo Toba Apapta
5. John Onuegbulam Asoluka
6. Adedokun Mathew Makinde
7. Daniel Chukwudi Enwelum
8. Emmanuel Adeyeye Oyebanji
9. Tuduru Uchendu Ede
10. Abdul Olajide Ajana
11. Ama Vemaark Etuwewe
12. Oladipo Adekorede Olasope
13. Leslie Arthur Olutayo Nylander
14. Olusegun Oyediran Fowowe
15. Andrew Essien Hutton
16. Olukayode Abayomi Enitan
17. Paul Harris Adakole Ogbole
18. Olaniyi Maruph Olopade
19. Samuel Ngozi Agweh
20. Olusegun Omoniyi Jolaawo
21. Alphonsus Okoh Alubo
22. Ayo Asala
23. Abiodun Adediran Olatunji
24. Olumide Andrew Aju
25. Chimezie Victor Chikwem Ihekweazu
26. Mamman Lawan
27. Uchefula Ugonna Chikwumaeze
28. Ebun-Olu Samuel Adegboruwa
29. Usman Ogwu Sule
30. Safiya Umar Badamasi
31. Echezona Chukwudi Etiaba
32. Godwin Osemeahon Omoaka
33. Emeka Onyemaechi Ozoani
34. Alexander Chukwudi Ejesieme
35. Jephthah Chikodi Njikonye
36. Aikhunegbe Anthony Malik
37. Alhassan Akeje Umar
38. Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi
