The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee has suspended Mike Ozekhome from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.
The action was taken pursuant to Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and all matters pertaining to the rank, pending the final determination of the disciplinary proceedings presently before the Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee of the LPPC and other proceedings.
The LPPC said the suspension of Mike Ozekhome was 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.
In view of this development, the LPPC said 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.
The LPPC said it remains committed to upholding the highest standards of professional ethics, integrity and discipline within the legal profession and to ensuring that the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria continues to command public confidence and respect.
Mike Ozekhome was conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2010 and was one of the nineteen senior legal practitioners elevated to the prestigious "Inner Bar" that year.
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