Eche Etiaba, the articulated son of the First Female Governor in Nigeria, Her Excellency, Dame Virgy Etiaba will on Monday, September 23, be sworn in alongside 37 others as Senior Advocates by The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad.
This is contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Festus Akande, on Wednesday.
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Mr Akande in the statement said the 38 lawyers would be conferred with the rank on Monday during the special court session marking the beginning of the new 2019/2020 legal year of the apex court.
According to Mr Akande, “The swearing-in ceremony is one of the several programmes lined up to herald the 2019/2020 legal year of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
“As customary, during such programmes, the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria will deliver a state-of-the judiciary address which is ostensible to highlight the performance of the Supreme Court, and by extension, the Nigerian judiciary, in the outgoing 2018/2019 legal year.
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“It will be recalled that out of the 117 legal practitioners that applied for the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2019, 38 were successful at the end of the rigorous exercise.
“Out of this number, three are academics while 35 are advocates.
“The Supreme Court commenced its annual vacation after a remarkably successful 2018/2019 legal year on Monday 29 July 2019.
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