The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Sunday released the list of 38 persons recommended for various judicial appointments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and 10 states.
NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, the council accepted the candidates after considering the list presented by its interview committee at its 95th meeting held on September 15 and 16, 2021,
The candidates were recommended to either President Muhammadu Buhari or their respective state governors for appointment depending on the courts they are to serve.
The list includes candidates recommended for appointment as the substantive Chief Judges of Edo, Kogi, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, and Ekiti states as well as the FCT.
It also includes the candidates for the Grand Kadis of the Sharia Courts of Appeal, Yobe and Bauchi states, as well as the Presidents of the Courts of Appeal, Oyo, Kogi and Nasawara states.
Some of the Chief Judges and other heads of court have been appointed in acting capacities pending their substantive appointments.
The rest are recommended as judges and kadis of High Courts and Customary Courts of Appeal and Sharia Courts of Appeals in Gombe, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Ondo, Oyo, Kogi, Bauchi, and Oyo.
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“All 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,” Mr Oye said.
Mr Oye had on Friday alluded to the appointment without mentioning names in a statement announcing the panels set up to probe three judges involved in issuing conflicting court ex parte orders.
PRESS RELEASE
16 September 2021
NJC recommends appointment of Thirty-six (36) Judicial Officers;
The National Judicial Council at its 95th Meeting of 15 & 16 September 2021, considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and resolved to recommend the under-listed names of Thirty-six (36) successful candidates to their respective State Governors for appointment as Heads of Courts and other Judicial Officers in Nigeria.
They are as follows:
1. CHIEF JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, KOGI STATE
i) Hon. Justice Richard O. Olorunfemi
2. CHIEF JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, EDO STATE
i) Hon. Justice Joe Itsebaga Acha
3. CHIEF JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, ONDO STATE
i) Hon. Justice Akintoroye Williams Akin
4. CHIEF JUDGE, FCT, ABUJA
i) Hon. Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf
5. CHIEF JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, AKWA-IBOM STATE
i) Hon. Justice Ekaette Francesca Fabian-Obot
6. CHIEF JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, EKITI STATE
i) Hon. Justice J. O. Adeyeye
7. GRAND KADI, YOBE STATE
i) Hon. Kadi Baba Gana Mahdi
8. GRAND KADI, BAUCHI STATE
i) Umaru Ahmad Liman
9. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, NASARAWA STATE
i) Hon. Justice Osagede Osado Emmanuel
10. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OYO STATE
i) Hon. Justice Mashud Akintunde Akinfemi Abass
11. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, KOGI STATE
i) Siyaka Momoh Jimoh Usman
12. THREE (3) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, GOMBE STATE
i) Zainab Abdulkadir Rasheed
ii) Abdussalam Muhammad
iii) Daurabo Suleiman Sikkam
13. TWO (2) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, AKWA-IBOM STATE
i) Effiong Asukwo Effiong
ii) Princess Daniel Eme Ekong
14. ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BAUCHI STATE
i) Nana Fatima Jibril
15. TWO (2) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, KADUNA STATE
i) Abdulkarim Mahmud
ii) Eugene Micheal
16. THREE (3) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, KATSINA STATE
i) Kabir Shuaibu
ii) Ibrahim Ishaku Mashi
iii) Ibrahim Abubakar Mande
17. ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, ONDO STATE
i) Professor Alero Akeredolu
18. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, OYO STATE
i) Olusola Adebisi Adetujoye
ii) Folabimpe Beatrice Segun Olakojo
iii) Professor Taiwo Elijah Adewale
iv) Kareem Adeyimika Adedokun
19. THREE (3) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, KOGI STATE
i) Abubakar Sule Ibrahim
ii) Abdullah Sulyman
iii) Aminu Ali Eri
20. TWO (2) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, GOMBE STATE
i) Adamu Kuna Jibril
ii) Ahmed Baba Bala
21. FOUR (4) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, BAUCHI STATE
i) Musa Sani Abubakar
ii) Mahdi Manga
iii) Khamis Al-Hamidallah Muhammad
iv) Sani Musa
22. ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, ONDO STATE
i) Orimisan James Okorisa
23. ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OYO STATE
i) Ajadi Olubukola Omolayo
All 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.
Soji Oye, Esq
Director, Information
