NJC forwards names to Tinubu for appointment as S’Court justices, A’Court, others

The National Judicial Council has recommended the appointment of 11 Justices to the Supreme Court.

NJC, headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kayode Ariwoola, recommended the Justices to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday.

According to the Director of Information of the NJC, Soji One, the body considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee, adding that at the end of deliberations, 11 Justices were recommended for appointment as Supreme Court Justices, one for the Court of Appeal and 32 for states courts and as judicial officers for others.

Those recommended to President Tinubu for approval to the Supreme Court are Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey; Hon. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa; Hon. Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme; Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani; Hon. Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein; and Hon. Justice Obande Festus Ogbuinya.

Others are Hon. Justice Stephen Jonah Adah; Hon. Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru; Hon. Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur; Hon. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar; and Hon. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris.

For the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Mohammed Ahmed Ramat was recommended to President Tinubu for approval.

Others recommended for appointments are CHIEF JUDGE TARABA STATE, Hon. Justice Joel Filibus Agya.

CHIEF JUDGE, KEBBI STATE, Hon. Justice Umar Abubakar.

GRAND KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KEBBI STATE, Hon. Kadi Sadiq Usman Mukhtar.

PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE, Hon. Justice A. O. Femi-Segun.

PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, TARABA STATE, Hon. Justice Alfred Yakubu.

PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OYO STATE, Hon. Justice Tajudeen M. Abdulganiyu.

ONE HIGH COURT JUDGE, BAYELSA STATE, Amaebi Ibomo Orukari.

ONE HIGH COURT JUDGE, OGUN STATE, Akinyemi Martins Ayodele.

THREE HIGH COURT JUDGES, CROSS RIVER STATE; Ama Edet Ekpo, Theresa Ansa Agom, Jalarth Ogar Agim.

THREE KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, ZAMFARA STATE; Aminu Abdullahi Gusau, Usman Hassan Gummi, Hadi Sani.

TWO KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, NASARAWA STATE; Abubakar Ahmad Tijjani, Aliyu Ibrahim Ebbema.

NINE HIGH COURT JUDGES, KANO STATE; Fatima Adamu, Hauwa Lawal Umar, Musa Ahmad, Musa Daihuru Mohammed Farida Rabiu Danbappa, Halima Aliyu Nasir,  Aisha Mahmoud, Adam Abdullahi, Hanif Sanusi Yusuf.

ONE JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, BAYELSA STATE, Opokuma David Lawrence.

FOUR HIGH COURT JUDGES, NASARAWA STATE, Esther Mami Ejeh Ibrahim, Dauda Shekarau, Musa Muhammad Dallah,  Makama Tanze Benjamin.

TWO JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE, Awoyomi Bolanle Adenike,  Lawal Adeniyi Olusanya.

One added, “All recommended candidates to the Supreme Court Bench will  be sworn-in after the approval of their recommendation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the subsequent confirmation of their appointment by the Senate.

“The various Heads of Court recommended would also be sworn-in upon the approval of their appointment by their various State Governors and subsequent confirmation of same by their respective State Houses of Assembly.”