The National Judicial Council, NJC, has recommended the
appointment of Chief Judges and 30 others as Judicial Officers to beef up
judicial functions in some states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
At its 95th meeting held on September of 15 & 16, 2021,
the council considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview
Committee and recommended the 36 successful candidates to their respective
state governors for appointment as Heads of Courts and other Judicial Officers
in Nigeria.
They are Hon. Justice Richard O. Olorunfemi as Chief Judge,
Kogi State, Hon. Justice Joe Itsebaga Acha for Edo, Hon. Justice Akintoroye
Williams Akin for Ondo, Hon. Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf for FCT, Hon. Justice
Ekaette Francesca Fabian-Obot for Akwa Ibom and Hon. Justice J. O. Adeyeye for
Ekiti State.
Others are Hon. Kadi Baba Gana Mahdi as Grand Kadi, Yobe,
Umaru Ahmad Liman as Grand Kadi, Bauchi, Hon. Justice Osagede Osado Emmanuel as
President, Customary Court of Appeal, Nasarawa, Hon. 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.
Three Judges are recommended for high court of Gombe and
they are Zainab Abdulkadir Rasheed, Abdussalam Muhammad and Daurabo Suleiman
Sikka.
Akwa Ibom has one, Effiong Asukwo Effiong. Bauchi has one,
Nana Fatima Jibril, while Kaduna high court has Abdulkarim Mahmud
The three candidates recommended for Katsina State are Kabir
Shuaibu, Ibrahim Ishaku Mashi and Ibrahim Abubakar Mande, while
Professor Alero Akeredolu was recommended for Ondo State.
Four successful candidates for Oyo State are Olusola Adebisi
Adetujoye, Folabimpe Beatrice Segun Olakojo, Professor Taiwo Elijah Adewale and
Kareem Adeyimika Adedokun.
Kogi State has three candidates and they are
Abubakar Sule Ibrahim, Abdullah Sulyman, as well as Aminu
Ali Eri.
Two Kadis for Sharia Court of Appeal are Adamu Kuna Jibril
and Ahmed Baba Bala, while the four for Bauchi are Musa Sani Abubakar, Mahdi
Manga, Khamis Al-Hamidallah Muhammad and Sani Musa with Ondo State having one
in the person of Orimisan James Okorisa and Oyo Customary Court of Appeal
having Ajadi Olubukola Omolayo.
A statement issued on Sunday by NJC Director of Information,
Mr Soji Oye and released in Abuja, said that all the recommended candidates are
expected to be sworn-in after approval by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR
and their respective State Governors and confirmation by the respective State
House of Assembly.
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