Nigerian Body of Benchers
The Nigerian Body of Benchers is a professional body concerned with the admission of prospective student into the Nigerian Law School. Members of the body are called Benchers. [1] The body also regulate the call of graduate of law school to the Nigerian Bar as well as the regulation of the legal profession in Nigeria.[2]
Type | Professional Association |
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Purpose | Regulate legal professionalism |
Region served | Nigeria |
Membership | Renewable |
Official language | English |
Chairman | Chief Bamidele A. Aiku, OON SAN |
Principal officers
The chairman of the body is Chief T.J.O Okpoko who was elected on March 30, 2014 to succeed Aloma Mariam Mukhtar the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Mahmud Mohammed is the vice president.[3][4]
Notable members
- Dahiru Musdapher (1942-2018), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
- Aloma Mariam Mukhtar (b. 1944), first female Chief Justice of Nigeria
- Idowu Sofola (1934-2018), President of the Nigerian Bar Association
- Kehinde Sofola (1924-2007), Minister of Justice
- Wole Olanipekun
- Okey Wali
- Joseph Bodurin Daudu
- Mudiaga Odje SAN
- Muiz Banire SAN
- Ishaq Bello
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References
- "Stop begging for failed law school students, Benchers warn". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- "Sofola emerges Body of Benchers' chairman". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- "Oyinlola, 3,896 Others Pass Nigerian Bar Exam, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- "Nigeria: CJN Now Chairman Body of Benchers". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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