Hearty Congratulations to the Newly Inaugurated Senior Advocates of Nigeria!

To the esteemed Senior Advocates of Nigeria inducted on September 29, 2025, we extend our warmest congratulations! Your achievement is a testament to your dedication, hard work, and commitment to the legal profession.

 

We acknowledge the outstanding colleagues who have attained this prestigious honor, including:

 

Female Senior Advocates:

1. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya

2. Chinyere Ekene Moneme

 

Academic Appointee:

1. Prof. Chima Josephat Ubanyionwu

 

Male Senior Advocates: (List of 48 male Senior Advocates)

 

1. Theophilus Kolawole Esan

2. Fedude Zimughan

3. Ernest Chikwendu Ikejle

4. Victor Esiri Akpoguma

5. Leslie Akujuobi Njemanze

6. Akintunde Wilson Adewale

7. Preye Agedah

8. Hannibal Egbe Uwaifo

9. Olumide Ekisola

10. George Ejie Ukaegbu

11. Oromena Justice Ajakpovi

12. Tairu Adebayo

13. Bawa Akhimie Osali Ibrahim

14. Suleh Umar

15. Emeka Akabogu

16. Godwin Sunday Ogboji

17. Godwin Aimuagbonrie Idiagbonya

18. Adeolu Olusegun Salako

19. Adetunji Oso

20. Achinike Godwin William-Wobodo

21. Shuaib Agbarere Mustapha

22. Adizua Chu-Chu Okoroafor

23. Aminu Sani Gadanya

24. Oluseun Awonuga Adeniyi

25. Ikechukwu Raphael Uwanna

26. Ayodeji Joseph Ademola

27. Kelechi Nwaiwu

28. Lawal Garba Hudu

29. Ibim Simeon Dokubo

30. Luka Abubakar Haruna Musa

31. Shakeer Adedayo Oshodi

32. Oluwole Tolulope Jimi-Bada

33. Mubarak Tijani Adekilekun

34. Shuaibu Magaji Labaran

35. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh

36. Augustine Enenche Audu

37. Ali Dussah Zubairu

38. Adeyemi Adebambo Pitan

39. Habeeb Abdulrahman Oredola

40. Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal

41. Victor Agunzi

42. Nkwegu Luke Ogbagaegwu

43. Temilolu Femi Adamolekun

44. Abdulkarim Kabiru Maude

45. Adedayo Gbolahan Adesina

46. Usman Yusuf Zaiyanu

47. Taiwo Azeez Hassan

48. Olufemi Olubummi Oyewole

 

While we celebrate the achievements of all the new Senior Advocates, we are compelled to express our concern about the underrepresentation of female lawyers in this cohort. The stark disparity between the number of male and female inductees is worrisome, especially in this era of global advocacy for gender parity and women’s empowerment.

 

SPECIAL PLEA

We urge the Legal Practitioners’

Privileges Committee (LPDC) to take cognizance of this imbalance and consider implementing special measures, such as gender quotas, to ensure more inclusive representation in future inductions. This would align with the global push for parity and the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which emphasizes the importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment.

 

We commend all the new Senior Advocates for achieving this great feat and attaining the highest honor in the profession. As you take on the huge responsibilities that come with this honor, we pray for God’s help, protection, and wisdom to guide you.

To the LPDC we say thank you for your industry and commitment to Justice.

 

Partnership and Collaboration

We at the African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) invite your partnership and collaboration. Together, we can promote justice, equality, and human rights, and press for parity in all spheres of life.

 

Call to Action

 

We respectfully request the LPDC to consider implementing special gender quotas in future inductions, as part of its roadmap to achieving gender parity by 2030 and 2063.

 

Congratulations once again, dear Colleagues. We are super proud of you all.

 

Mandy Demechi-Asagba

President, African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA)