Nigerian Body of Benchers
| Type | Professional Association |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Regulate legal professionalism |
Region served | Nigeria |
Membership | Renewable |
Official language | English |
President | Idowu Sofola, SAN |
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 Bencher. [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]
Principal officers
The chairman of the body is Chief Idowu Sofola who was elected on March 30, 2012 to succeed Dahiru Musdapher the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Aloma Mariam Mukhtar is the vice president.[3][4]
Notable members
- Dahiru Musdapher
- Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
- Idowu Sofola
- Kehinde Sofola
- Wole Olanipekun
- Okey Wali
- Joseph Bodurin Daudu
References
- ↑ "Stop begging for failed law school students, Benchers warn". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sofola emerges Body of Benchers’ chairman". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Oyinlola, 3,896 Others Pass Nigerian Bar Exam, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Nigeria: CJN Now Chairman Body of Benchers". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.