By Muhd D Haidar
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has sworn in Sagir Suleiman Gezawa, Mas’ud Mobolaji Alabelewe, Esq. and 66 other legal practitioners as Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the 2026/2027 Legal Year ceremony.
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The Nigerian Television Authority announced the development in a news flash on its official X handle on Monday, sharing images and a video from the ceremony.
The swearing-in follows the approval of the 68 nominees by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee about three months ago.
The committee approved their elevation during its 174th plenary session, chaired by Kekere-Ekun.
According to a statement issued by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Eniola, the new SANs comprise 67 advocates and one academic.
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SolaceBase reports that Sagir Suleiman Gezawa is the Principal Partner at S.S Gezawa and Co., with over twenty years’ practice.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, based in the United Kingdom.
He was a General Counsel with K. T. Turaki & Co. and was a Managing Partner with Century Attorney and is presently Principal Partner at S.S. Gezawa and Co
Gezawa was the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Kano Branch.
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The rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is one of the highest professional distinctions in the country’s legal sector.
It is conferred on legal practitioners who meet the required standards of professional achievement in advocacy or legal scholarship.
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