The Purported New List Of Successful Candidates For SAN Rank Is Fake, Unofficial — Supreme Court

*Says Authentic list will be made public

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has said that the news on the
release of successful candidates for the rank of Senior Advocate of
Nigeria is fake.

In a Notice signed by the Director of Press and Information, Dr.
Akande Festus, the Supreme Court made available to
TheNigerialawyer(TNL) said the information should be
discountenanced. That authentic list will be made public in due
course.

He said “Our attention has been drawn to a story by an online
medium that goes by the name, “loyalnigerianlawyer.com,” with the
above caption which is currently in circulation with a purported
list of “successful candidates” that emerged after the second
filtration exercise by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee
(LPPC).”

We wish to state clearly that the above information is fake,
unofficial, and untrue. It’s a mere figment of the imagination of
the authors who may ostensibly be on a mission to impugn and malign
the reputation and integrity of the LPPC with a view to causing
confusion and skepticism in the public space.

He also said that the information should be discountenanced by
whosoever might have come across it.

“For the umpteenth time, we wish to let the public know that any
information, especially issues regarding the above topic can only
emanate from the office of the LPPC Secretary/Chief Registrar of
the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

He further noted that anything outside this official source
should be disregarded.

As has been the practice, all information concerning the LPPC,
especially those bordering on the announcement of successful
applicants for the award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria,
are published in reputable national dailies and this year’s own
will not be an exception, he Akande added.

“The perpetrators of such illegal act would be apprehended and
given appropriate sanctions to serve as a deterrent to others that
might be waiting in the queue to do same in the future.

“The LPPC Secretariat wishes to appeal to bloggers of various
lawyers’ platforms to henceforth refrain from posting or publishing
or aiding in the circulation of unauthorized materials or fake
documents said to originate from Legal Practitioners Privileges
Committee.

“The Committee may be forced to refer the conduct of such
bloggers who are legal practitioners to the appropriate
disciplinary committee of Body of Benchers. A word is enough for
the wise.

“On this note, we wish to inform and assure our esteemed legal
community and the general public that the authentic official list
of the successful applicants that emerged from the second
filtration exercise by the LPPC will be made public through
advertorials in the national dailies in due course.”

*Says Authentic list will be made public

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has said that the news on the
release of successful candidates for the rank of Senior Advocate of
Nigeria is fake.

In a Notice signed by the Director of Press and Information, Dr.
Akande Festus, the Supreme Court made available to
TheNigerialawyer(TNL) said the information should be
discountenanced. That authentic list will be made public in due
course.

He said “Our attention has been drawn to a story by an online
medium that goes by the name, “loyalnigerianlawyer.com,” with the
above caption which is currently in circulation with a purported
list of “successful candidates” that emerged after the second
filtration exercise by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee
(LPPC).”

We wish to state clearly that the above information is fake,
unofficial, and untrue. It’s a mere figment of the imagination of
the authors who may ostensibly be on a mission to impugn and malign
the reputation and integrity of the LPPC with a view to causing
confusion and skepticism in the public space.

He also said that the information should be discountenanced by
whosoever might have come across it.

“For the umpteenth time, we wish to let the public know that any
information, especially issues regarding the above topic can only
emanate from the office of the LPPC Secretary/Chief Registrar of
the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

He further noted that anything outside this official source
should be disregarded.

As has been the practice, all information concerning the LPPC,
especially those bordering on the announcement of successful
applicants for the award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria,
are published in reputable national dailies and this year’s own
will not be an exception, he Akande added.

“The perpetrators of such illegal act would be apprehended and
given appropriate sanctions to serve as a deterrent to others that
might be waiting in the queue to do same in the future.

“The LPPC Secretariat wishes to appeal to bloggers of various
lawyers’ platforms to henceforth refrain from posting or publishing
or aiding in the circulation of unauthorized materials or fake
documents said to originate from Legal Practitioners Privileges
Committee.

“The Committee may be forced to refer the conduct of such
bloggers who are legal practitioners to the appropriate
disciplinary committee of Body of Benchers. A word is enough for
the wise.

“On this note, we wish to inform and assure our esteemed legal
community and the general public that the authentic official list
of the successful applicants that emerged from the second
filtration exercise by the LPPC will be made public through
advertorials in the national dailies in due course.”