Nigerian Body of Benchers
| Type | Professional Association |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Regulate legal professionalism |
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Region served
|
Nigeria |
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Membership
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Renewable |
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Official language
|
English |
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Chairman
|
Chief Bamidele A. Aiku, OON 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 Benchers. 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.
The chairman of the body is Chief T.J.O Okpoko who was elected on March 30, 2014 to succeed Aloma Mariam Mukhtar the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Mahmud Mohammed is the vice president.
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