Four Kwarans among 68 lawyers approved for SAN rank
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 68 legal practitioners to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), with Kwara State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Sulyman Ibrahim, among the successful applicants.
Three other legal practitioners from Kwara State also made the list of successful applicants. They are Mohammed Abiodun Adelodun, Mas’ud Mobolaji Alabelewe and Afees Hassan Adebayo.
The approval was announced in a statement dated July 23, 2026, signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Eniola Akanbi.
According to the statement, the decision was reached at the committee’s 174th Plenary Session held on Thursday, July 23, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olalotunbo Kekere-Ekun.
The rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is conferred on legal practitioners who have demonstrated exceptional distinction either as courtroom advocates or as academics who have made significant contributions to legal scholarship.
The committee said all shortlisted prospective SANs are required to attend and successfully complete a pre-swearing-in induction programme, describing participation in the programme as a mandatory prerequisite for the formal conferment of the rank.
The date for the induction programme, according to the LPPC, will be communicated in due course.
The 68 successful applicants are expected to be formally conferred with the rank at a swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Monday, October 12, 2026.
The LPPC also reminded the shortlisted conferrees that, in line with Paragraph 25(1) of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Guidelines and Rule 39(3) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, 2023, they are required to refrain from publishing or encouraging the publication of advertisements, congratulatory messages or goodwill notices relating to their nomination or conferment.
The committee warned that any breach of the provisions could attract sanctions for violating the relevant statutory and ethical provisions.
