Barring any unforeseen circumstance, a big icing will soon be added to the huge cake of popular Abuja-based constitutional lawyer, Dr Kayode Ajulo.
For his diligence at the Temple of Justice, the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has considered him worthy of being conferred with the hugely respected of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.
He will join the ever-welling population of Silks having been shortlisted, alongside 68 others for the honour by LPPC.
Funmi Falana, wife of distinguished activist lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana(SAN), also made the list containing names of other eminent lawyers released by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) in Abuja on Thursday.
Also on the list are: daughter of Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), Mrs Folashade Alli, Daniel Uruakpa, Felix Offia, Lawrence Falade, Kingsley Obamogie, Abiola Oyebanji and Bomo Agbebi, among others.
Here goes the announcement: “The LPPC by this notice announced the shortlisting of Applicants who qualified after the Advocates 1st and 2nd Filtration Stages, Academic pre-qualification and Academic 2nd filtration Exercise
“Also after the Independent Appeals Hearing and Chambers Inspection Exercise, preparatory to the interview stage in the process for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria on the successful Applicants for the year 2023.
“All qualified shortlisted Applicants are graded under two-category systems by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, namely Advocates and Academic Applicants respectively,” LPPC stated.
Ajulo who made the list of the shortlisted senior lawyers is a right activist and an acclaimed legal expert and advocate renowned for his extensive knowledge and activism in various areas of law.
This include litigation, constitutional law, corporate and commercial law, and human rights.
Ajulo obtained his first law degree from the University of Jos in Nigeria and subsequently pursued further education at various international institutions.
He currently serves as a research scholar at Lincoln University College and volunteers his expertise as an adjunct lecturer at several universities, including his home State institution, Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.
Ajulo’s remarkable contributions have earned him numerous awards and honors, including Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) which was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.