Sokoto state has joined the list of privileged states to have
for the first time in history, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
following the emergence of Barrister Suleiman Usman.
He was among 30 others appointed by the Legal Practitioners’
Privileges Committee (LPPC) as announced by the Chief Registrar of
the Supreme Court, Hadizatu Mustapha on Thursday.
The 46 year old SAN has been in the legal practice with ascending
track record in since 2000.
Usman, the current Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice
in the state is the first indigenous and resident lawyer to rise to
the position in the state.
He graduated from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto in 1998
and enrolled at the Nigeria Law School between 1999 and 2000 when
he was called to the Nigerian Bar.
The newly appointed Senior Advocate also holds a Master of Laws
from the University of Liverpool.
Usman was a one time speaker of Kware local government between
1991 and 1993; Special Adviser to Sokoto state government on Legal
Matters between 2003 and 2006; and Sokoto state delegate to the
National Political Reform Conference in 2005.
Before his appointment as Sokoto state Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Usman was the Principal Counsel and Head
of Practice at Gamzaki Law Chambers.
Sokoto state has joined the list of privileged states to have
for the first time in history, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
following the emergence of Barrister Suleiman Usman.
He was among 30 others appointed by the Legal Practitioners’
Privileges Committee (LPPC) as announced by the Chief Registrar of
the Supreme Court, Hadizatu Mustapha on Thursday.
The 46 year old SAN has been in the legal practice with ascending
track record in since 2000.
Usman, the current Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice
in the state is the first indigenous and resident lawyer to rise to
the position in the state.
He graduated from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto in 1998
and enrolled at the Nigeria Law School between 1999 and 2000 when
he was called to the Nigerian Bar.
The newly appointed Senior Advocate also holds a Master of Laws
from the University of Liverpool.
Usman was a one time speaker of Kware local government between
1991 and 1993; Special Adviser to Sokoto state government on Legal
Matters between 2003 and 2006; and Sokoto state delegate to the
National Political Reform Conference in 2005.
Before his appointment as Sokoto state Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Usman was the Principal Counsel and Head
of Practice at Gamzaki Law Chambers.
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