NJC Recommends Appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices, one Justice of Court of Appeal, 6 Heads of Courts and 26 other Judicial Officers

NJC Recommends Appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices, one Justice of Court of Appeal, 6 Heads of Courts and 26 other Judicial Officers

The National Judicial Council, at its 104 Meeting of 6 December 2023 considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberations, recommended the under-listed names of successful candidates as Heads of Courts and other Judicial Officers for the Federal and State Courts in Nigeria.
They are as follows:
1. ELEVEN JUSTICES, SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA
1.Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey, OFR
2.Hon. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa
3.Hon. Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme
4.Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani
5.Hon. Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein
6.Hon. Justice Obande Festus Ogbuinya
7.Hon. Justice Stephen Jonah Adah
8.Hon. Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru
9.Hon. Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur
10.Hon. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar
11.Hon. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris
2.ONE JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEAL
Hon. Justice Mohammed Ahmed Ramat

3.CHIEF JUDGE TARABA STATE
Hon. Justice Joel Filibus Agya

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

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

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

7.PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, TARABA STATE
Hon. Justice Alfred Yakubu
8.PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OYO STATE
Hon. Justice Tajudeen M. Abdulganiyu
9.ONE HIGH COURT JUDGE, BAYELSA STATE
Amaebi Ibomo Orukari

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

11.THREE HIGH COURT JUDGES, CROSS RIVER STATE
1.Ama Edet Ekpo
2.Theresa Ansa Agom
3.Jalarth Ogar Agim

12.THREE KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, ZAMFARA STATE
1.Aminu Abdullahi Gusau
2.Usman Hassan Gummi
3.Hadi Sani

13.TWO KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, NASARAWA STATE
1.Abubakar Ahmad Tijjani
2.Aliyu Ibrahim Ebbema
14.NINE HIGH COURT JUDGES, KANO STATE;
1.Fatima Adamu
2.Hauwa Lawal Umar
3.Musa Ahmad
4.Musa Daihuru Mohammed
5.Farida Rabiu Danbappa
6.Halima Aliyu Nasir
7.Aisha Mahmoud
8.Adam Abdullahi
9.Hanif Sanusi Yusuf
15.ONE JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, BAYELSA STATE
Opokuma David Lawrence
16.FOUR HIGH COURT JUDGES, NASARAWA STATE
1.Esther Mami Ejeh
2.Ibrahim Dauda Shekarau
3Musa Muhammad Dallah
4.Makama Tanze Benjamin

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

All recommended candidates to the Supreme Court Bench would 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.
Soji Oye, Esq.
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