NJC recommends six chief judges, 32 judicial officers for appointment - Punch Newspapers

The National Judicial Council has recommended the appointment of six judges as chief judges to take up judicial functions in the Federal Capital Territory and some states.This development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Information of the NJC, Soji Oye, on Sunday.

Oye stated that all the recommended candidates would be sworn in after the approval of the President or their respective state governors have been obtained as well as confirmation by the respective state Houses of Assembly. The statement read, “At its 95th meeting held on September 15 and 16, 2021, the council considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and recommended the 38 successful candidates to their respective state governors for appointment as Heads of Courts and other Judicial Officers in Nigeria.

“The NJC recommended the following as Chief Judges: Justice Richard Olorunfemi for Kogi State, Justice J. O. Adeyeye for Ekiti State, Justice Akintoroye Williams Akin for Ondo State, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf for the FCT, Justice Ekaette Fabian-Obot for Akwa Ibom State, and Justice Joe Acha for Edo State.

“Others are Hon. Baba Gana Mahdi as Grand Kadi, Yobe, Umaru Ahmad Liman as Grand Kadi, Bauchi, Justice Osagede Osado Emmanuel as President, Customary Court of Appeal, Nasarawa, Justice Mashud Akintunde Akinfemi Abass as President, Customary Court of Appeal, Oyo State and Siyaka Momoh Jimoh Usman as President, Customary Court of Appeal, Kogi state.

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