The National Judicial Council has recommended four justices of the Court of Appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari, for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court.
NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday that the council, at its second virtual meeting held on August 11 and 12, 2020, recommended a total of 22 candidates for appointment as Justice of Supreme Court and other various courts.
However, Oye said the council at the meeting presided by its chairman, who is also the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, recommended a total of 22 judicial officers across various courts.
Oye stated that the recommendation of the 22 candidates for appointment followed the Council’s consideration of the report of its Interview Committee.
The appointments of the 22 candidates are to take effect after the approval of Buhari or the governors of the relevant states, as the case may be.
The statement also said that the council also issued a warning letter to Justice K. N Ogbonnaya of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory following its findings on the petition written against him by Dr. Uchechukwu Samson Ogah, OON, that his Lordship refused to release a copy of the judgement delivered to the petitioner within the constitutionally prescribed period of seven days.
The statement, however, added that the council dismissed the petition sent against 17 judges.
APPOINTMENT OF FOUR JUSTICES, SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA
Justice Tijjani Abubakar
(North-East Zone)
Justice Mohammed L. Garba
(North-West Zone)
Justice Abdu Aboki
(North-West Zone)
Justice Mohammed M. Saulawa
(North-west Zone)
The Supreme Court of Nigeria currently have a total number of 12 Justices including the Hon. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, consisting of two (2) Justices from North Central, one (1) from the North East, one (1) from North West, three (3) from South East, one (1) from the South South and three (3) from the South West.
(C) Control TV 2020.
