Rivers AG Sworn In As SAN

The Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zacchaeus Adangor has been sworn in as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike led a delegation from the state that attended the inauguration ceremony, which was held at the Supreme Court, Abuja, last Monday.
Adangor was sworn in alongside 71 other lawyers who were named as new Senior Advocates of Nigeria by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee in November.
A total of 137 lawyers were shortlisted for the esteemed rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
But, 72 only were successful.
Adangor was shortlisted as one of the academic applicants, following his numerous academic publications as a professor of law.
Wike was accompanied by the Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Amb Desmond Akawor and his predecessor, Brother Felix Obuah; former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Austin Opara; Senator Sam Anyanwu, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, and former leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Dr Chidi Lloyd.