BREAKING: LPPC Reinstates Ex-Abia Attorney General Chief Uche Ihediwa as SAN | READ DETAILS
The rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),has been restored to a former Attorney General of Abia State, Chief Uche C. Ihediwa.
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) restored the SAN rank to Ihediwa following a review of the circumstances that led to his suspension.
Recall that the LPPC had at its 163rd General meeting on July 1, 2024, suspended Ihediwa from using the rank of SAN pending the outcome of investigation into a petition against him by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
In December 2023, the President of the NBA, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yakubu Maikyau, had written the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the LPPC, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to complain that Mr Ihediwa conducted himself in a manner incompatible with the dignity and honor of the rank of SAN.
The NBA President specifically cited an incident at the 2023 International Bar Association Conference in Paris where Mr Ihediwa alleged during a showcase session that monies exchanged hands in the process of appointment of judges in Abia State when he served as the Attorney General of the state.
However, the LPPC, in a press release dated February 12, 2025, signed by it’s secretary, Hajo Sarki Bello, Esq. said after a thorough consideration of all material facts related to the case, it resolved to reinstate Ihediwa to the rank of SAN effective from February 6, 2025.
“The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee at its 163rd General Meeting held on the 1st of July, 2024 suspended Chief Uche C. Ihediwa (SAN) from further use of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria based on a petition received by the LPPC.
“The LPPC, on the 6th of February, 2025, after consideration of all material facts, resolved to restore Chief Uche C. Ihediwa to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
“Pursuant to the Committee’s decision, Chief Uche C. Ihediwa is hereby restored to the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria with effect from the 6th of February, 2025.
“The general public is hereby informed of this decision,” the statement read.
