Barr. Baba Fika, Others, Make SAN LPPC Shortlist

Barr. Baba Fika, others, Make SAN LPPC Shortlist

By Usman Bello

Barr. Baba Dala Fika, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been shortlisted by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) for the prestigious rank of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

This is contained in a press release signed by Hajo Sarki Bello ESQ, Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee.

The shortlist of Fika has been described as a welcome development in view of his passion and adherence to ethical practice of the profession.

Malam Ali Usman, said “Fika has a generous heart, with many people benefitting from his benevolence, he deserve to be conferred as a Senior advocate.

“As a young lawyer, he offered free services to members of his community, it will be a well deserved honour to see him elevated as a Senior Advicate of Nigeria” he said.

Alh. Bukar Mohammed, a political associate of the nominee, said “Fika is a consummate professional who practiced his profession with passion, integrity and pride. He truly deserve to be promoted as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria”.

Fika, was enrolled as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1988, and now the Principal Partner of Bahama Chambers, Baba Dala & Co., Guzape, Abuja.

A former legal adviser to the PDP before joining APC, he is an accomplished legal luminary, with wide experience spanning over 36 years of practice, who has no doubt made a good name in the legal profession.

The successful legal practitioner and grounded politician was a member of the 2023 APC National Screening Committee.

Barr. Fika was carefully nominated to serve on the APC Presidential Screening committee that screened and cleared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2023 general election and subsequently elected Nigeria’s president.

He is member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of the United Kingdom; a Certified Capital Market Solicitor of Nigeria; a Professional member of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and a member of the Nigeria Business Forum. He is a specialist in Project Finance Practice.

When confirmed as a Senior Advocate, Fika would no doubt bring his wealth of experience to contribute to the growth of the legal profession in Nigeria.