LPPC Suspends Mike Ozekhome’s Senior Advocate Rank

The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee has temporarily suspended prominent constitutional lawyer Mike Ozekhome from using the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The action, taken at the committee's 173rd general meeting on Tuesday, June 23, is pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings against him.

In a statement issued on Thursday, June 25, the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Akanbi, said the suspension is intended to safeguard the integrity and prestige of the SAN rank while the matters under review are considered. The committee invoked Paragraph 266 of its guidelines, stating that Ozekhome must refrain from presenting himself as a Senior Advocate pending the final determination of the proceedings before its Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee. The LPPC said it remains committed to upholding the highest standards of professional ethics within the legal profession.

The suspension of a senior legal figure coincides with the committee's ongoing process to confer the prestigious rank on new applicants. On June 23, the LPPC released a shortlist of 89 lawyers for the 2026 SAN conferment exercise. The list comprises 77 advocates and...