Lawyers urge new Senior Advocates to preserve judicial integrityFollowing allegations of professional misconduct, the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has stripped Mr. Kunle Ogunba of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
The decision came after the LPPC found merit in a petition against Ogunba by Honeywell Group.
LPPC made this known in a statement dated 11th January 2018 issued at the end of its 129th Plenary Meeting.
The statement which was signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Mrs. Hadizatu Mustapha stated that the decision to strip Ogunba of the rank was based on a petition filed against him by the lawyer by Honeywell Group.
Honeywell Group according to the statement accused Mr. Ogunba of misconduct which consists of institution of multiplicity of proceedings before different judges of the Federal High Court on the same subject with the deliberate aim of abusing the process of Court and derailing the course of Justice.
The committee found merit in the allegation and proceeded to take action against the SAN.
The decision of the Committee takes effect immediately.
In a related development the Committee also announced the withdrawal of the nomination of Oluwatoyin Ajoke Bashorun Esq for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate.
According to the statement by the Committee, Bashorun conducted herself in a manner which is clearly in contravention of the provisions of paragraphs 18(2) (a) & (c) and 19 (a) (b) (c) & (d) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria 2016.”
It would be recalled that the LPPC had after announcing Mrs. Bashorun as one of the 30 successful candidates for the award of the rank, deferred her swearing in following what the committee referred to as “facts which emerged after she had been announced among the 30 successful candidates in July.
