About BOSAN
The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) is an independent organization comprising highly distinguished practitioners in the legal profession. Its main objective is to advocate for leadership in the legal domain while upholding professional ethics, integrity, and a superior level of legal practice within the Inner Bar and the legal profession in Nigeria.
The Body
The Body comprises 899 distinguished practitioners, with 147 members now of blessed memories. Its membership includes advocates and academics, and it operates under a well-defined constitution.
BOSAN fosters collaboration and is governed by a clear constitution. BOSAN promotes a cooperative and lively atmosphere among its members through quarterly meetings and annual gatherings. If the Attorney General of the Federation (where he is a Senior Advocate) is unavailable, the Vice-Chairman or, in his absence, the most senior member of BOSAN assumes the role of Chair, ensuring continuity in leadership.
Membership
Any legal practitioner who has been conferred the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and sworn in as such becomes a member of BOSAN subject to meeting the requirements of financial membership.
The Body's constitution governs membership and aims to promote good administration based on the principles of freedom, equity, and justice. The constitution takes precedence over any Rules and Regulations. Members of the Body are committed to being a social, non-political, non-governmental entity representing the interests of the youth, the less privileged, and the aspirations of society.
BOSAN Leadership
The visionary leaders entrusted with guiding BOSAN’s mission and values.
Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN
Attorney General of the Federation
Chairman, BOSAN
As stipulated in Article 7 of the BOSAN Constitution.
Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN
Most Senior SAN (since 1979)
Vice-Chairman, BOSAN
Succeeded Professor Ben Nwabueze, SAN (late).
Paul Usoro, SAN
Chairman, BOSAN Leadership Committee
BOSAN Officers
Olumide Sofowora, SAN, CArb
Secretary
Oladipo Olasope, SAN
Assistant Secretary
Abimbola Akeredolu, SAN, FCIArb
Treasurer
Jean Chiazor Anishere, SAN, FCIArb
Financial Secretary
Aims and Objectives
- To promote professional responsibility amongst members and to maintain and defend the professional integrity of the members of the Body.
- To promote the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law, the highest professional standards of legal practice, legal education, and the advancement of advocacy and jurisprudence.
- To maintain the highest standards of professional ethics, conduct, etiquette, and discipline.
- To establish supportive relationships with the Nigerian Bar Association, the Body of Benchers, the Council of Legal Education, the National Judicial Council, the Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee, and the Disciplinary Committee of the Legal Profession and with International Bodies sharing similar objectives of the Body.
- To ensure and maintain the dignity of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.