22 JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEAL DUE FOR ELEVATION TO THE SUPREME COURT SENT TO THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COUNCIL 16-11-23
By Sadiq Aminu A list of 22 justices of the Court of Appeal nominated by the Federal Judicial Service Commission, FJSC, for elevation to the Supreme Court has been sent to the National Judicial Council, NJC.
The names of the nominees, who hail from various regions in the country, were revealed in an FJSC document.
The North-Central region has six nominees, while the South-West and South-South regions have two nominees each.
The South-East region also has six nominees, and the North-East has two nominees.
The development is coming after the retirement of Justice Musa Dattijo, which left the Supreme Court with only 10 serving justices.
Some of the nominated justices were Justice Obande Ogbuinya from Ebonyi State, Justice Moore Adumein from Bayelsa State, Justice Adewale Abiru from Lagos State, Justice Stephen Adah from Kogi State, Justice Haruna Tsammani from Bauchi State and Justice Abubakar Umar from Kebbi State.