Body Of Benchers Announces Maiden Annual Lecture And Public Presentation Of Disciplinary Committee Report

The Chairman, Body of Benchers, cordially invites legal professionals and stakeholders to the Maiden Edition of the Body of Benchers Annual Lecture and the Public Presentation of the Report of the Directions of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee.

Event Details:
Theme: Half-A-Century of The Body of Benchers: The Past, The Present, and The Future of Maintaining The Ethics of The Legal Profession in Nigeria.

Keynote Speaker: His Excellency, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, CON, SAN (Former Minister of Power, Works, and Housing)

Special Guest of Honour: Prince Lateef O. Fagbemi, SAN, Life Bencher (Hon. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice)

Chairman of the Occasion: Hon. Justice K. M. O. Kekere-Ekun, GCON, Life Bencher (Chief Justice of Nigeria)

Chief Host: Adegboyega Solomon Awomolo, SAN, Chairman, Body of Benchers, Life Bencher

Event Schedule:
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM (Guests to be seated by 9:30 AM)

Venue: Body of Benchers Complex, Plot 688, Institution and Research District, FCC Phase III (Near EFCC Headquarters), Abuja-FCT.

This landmark event will reflect on five decades of legal ethics and professional discipline in Nigeria, offering insights into the past, present, and future of the Body of Benchers’ role in upholding legal standards.