The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) on Wednesday, suspended Mike Ozekhome from the rank of senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
This is pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against Ozekhome.
In a statement signed by Kabir Akanbi, chief registrar of the supreme court.
Akanbi said the decision was taken at the committee’s 173rd general meeting held on June 23.
The LPPC said the suspension was approved pursuant to paragraph 26(6) of the guidelines for the conferment of the rank of senior advocate of Nigeria and all matters relating to the rank.
According to the committee, the suspension will remain in force pending the final determination of disciplinary proceedings before its disciplinary and ethics sub-committee, as well as other related proceedings.
“The suspension is intended to safeguard the integrity, dignity, and prestige of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria while due consideration is given to the matters under review,” the statement reads.
“Accordingly, Chief Mike Ozekhome shall refrain from parading himself, presenting himself, or otherwise holding himself out as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria pending the final determination of the disciplinary proceedings.”
Ozekhome is standing trial alongside Ponfa Useni, son of the late Jeremiah Useni, a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for allegedly using a fake Nigerian passport in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom (UK).
