Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has congratulated the seven Deltans who were on Monday conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
Governor Okowa said with the additional seven new silks, it was obvious that lawyers and judges from Delta had continued to do the state proud.
The seven Deltans were among the seventy two that were conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN,)
The new SANs are Mr Uzoma Azikiwe, Mrs Jean Anishere, Dr Richard Oma Ahonaruogho, Mr Robert Emukpoeruo, Mr Peter Mrakpor, Professor Festus Emiri and Professor Joseph Abugu.
Governor Okowa had, in his goodwill message on the commencement of the 2020-2021 legal year in the state, expressed joy over the elevation of the seven Deltans, including the State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Peter Mrakpor, to the rank of SAN.
The induction ceremony was held at the conference hall of the Supreme Court, Abuja and was witnessed by cream de la cream of the society, including relatives of the new SANs
The event commenced with a roll call of the successful applicants, as announced by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC.
The State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Peter Mrakpor, said after thirty years of legal practice, it was a dream come true to be conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.
In the same vein, Mr Uzoma Azikiwe, who was called to Bar in 1986, explained that as a senior lawyer, he owed enormous responsibility to the legal profession, saying that he was looking up to the future with much excitements.
Mr Mrakpor and Mr Azikiwe, while thanking God for their new ranks, said they were immensely grateful to all the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee for finding them worthy of the rank of SAN.
Former Deputy Governor of Delta State, Professor Amos Utuama, SAN, the state Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, Economic Planning, Mr Barry Gbe, and Culture and Tourism, Mr Lawrence Ejiofor, said only those that distinguished themselves in the Court Room Advocacy could rise to the peak of the legal profession..
They said Mrakpor and the other six Deltans belonged to that class, and urged them to remain focused and build on their professionalism.
The Director-General, Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency and wife of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. Honourable Onyemaechi Mrakpor and another notable Deltan, Deacon Mathew Okwaje, paid glowing tributes to the new silks for making the state proud.
Honourable Mrakpor and Deacon Okwaje expressed gratitude to God for elevating the six senior lawyers to the peak of their carrier.
The State Chief Judge, Justice Marshall Mokoru, who was represented by Justice Joe Egwu, while congratulating the new Senior Advocates of Nigeria, charged them to continue to play greater roles in advancing the legal practice.
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