Fani-Kayode disowns purported conferment of SCN rank
- ✦The statement said the circumstances surrounding the representation and the subsequent communication of acceptance were regrettable and occurred without any intention to misrepresent his personal position or professional convictions.
- Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, has disassociated himself from the purported conferment of the Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN) rank, also known as Blue Silk, on him by the Nigerian Law Society (NLS).
- Fani-Kayode said he neither authorised nor personally approved the acceptance of the designation, describing the circumstances surrounding the conferment as an unfortunate administrative misjudgment.
- The statement said the circumstances surrounding the representation and the subsequent communication of acceptance were regrettable and occurred without any intention to misrepresent his personal position or professional convictions.
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, has disassociated himself from the purported conferment of the Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN) rank, also known as Blue Silk, on him by the Nigerian Law Society (NLS).
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Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, has disassociated himself from the purported conferment of the Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN) rank, also known as Blue Silk, on him by the Nigerian Law Society (NLS).
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Fani-Kayode said he neither authorised nor personally approved the acceptance of the designation, describing the circumstances surrounding the conferment as an unfortunate administrative misjudgment.
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In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, the former Minister of Aviation said his representation at the event by members of his staff followed an invitation sent to his office by the society as part of his official engagements.
