Olasunbo Goodluck, one of the newly-appointed appeal court
judges, while taking her oath of office, said “so help me Allah” instead of the
official “so help me God” in the concluding part of the oath.
As Goodluck walked away from microphone, Ibrahim Muhammad,
the chief justice of Nigeria, ordered her to return and say “so help me God”.
This resulted in a round of laughter from those present at
the court. She immediately returned to the microphone and did as she was
ordered.
The new appeal court judges were sworn in at the main court
of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday.
President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of
18 new justices following a recommendation by the National Judicial Council
(NJC).
Muhammad had fixed Thursday, April 29, to swear in the
justices.
However, the inauguration ceremony was postponed
indefinitely owing to the JUSUN strike at the time.
Ahuraka Isah, senior special assistant on media to the CJN, had
also said another reason for the postponement was to enable the new judges
“clear their desks in their various offices”, to ensure that there are no
outstanding issues before they assume their new responsibilities.
The appeal court judges that were sworn in are Mohammed
Danjuma (Niger State), Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau), Abdul-Azeez Waziri
(Adamawa), Yusuf A. Bashir (Taraba), Usman A. Musale (Yobe), Ibrahim Wakili
Jauro (Yobe), Abba Bello Mohammed (Kano State), Bature Isah Gafai (Katsina),
and Danlami Zama Senchi (Kebbi).
Others are Mohammed Lawal Abubakar (Sokoto), Hassan Muslim
Sule (Zamfara), Kenneth Ikechukwu Amadi (Imo), Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen
(Bayelsa), Sybil Onyeji Gbagi (Delta), Olasunbo Goodluck (Lagos), Adebukola
Banjoko (Ogun), Olabode Adegbehingbe (Ondo), and Bola Samuel Ademola (Ondo).
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