LPDC Sets September 30 To Decide Petition Against SAN, 2 Lawyers

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has fixed September 30, 2026, to deliver judgment in a petition alleging professional misconduct against Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Ikechukwu Ezechukwu and two other legal practitioners, Smart Ukpanah and Hope Onyekwere.
The respondents are facing allegations of professional misconduct, criminal misrepresentation, forgery and perjury arising from their handling of a disputed property transaction in Abuja.
At the hearing, counsel to the respondents, D.O. Okolo, urged the committee to dismiss the petition, arguing that the petitioner, Kingsley Aneubuna, had indicated an intention to withdraw the case and failed to appear before...