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The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has nominated 22 justices of the Court of Appeal to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
According to the FJSC document containing the 22 names and made available to newsmen today\u00a0Thursday, six of the nominees are from the North-Central region while two nominees each are from the South-West and the South-South.<\/p>\n
The South-East region also has six nominees while the North-East has two nominees.<\/p>\n
On September 2023 it was reported how the Supreme Court was left with 11 serving justices after the retirement of Justice Amina Augie.<\/p>\n
Justice Amina had retired from the bench having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 and further decreased the number of justices at the apex court to 11.<\/p>\n
NOMINATED JUSTICES OF COURT OF APPEAL RECOMMENDED TO THE NJC FOR ELEVATION TO THE SUPREME COURT<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
(1)SOUTH EAST<\/b><\/p>\n
Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)-Priority<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) -Reserve<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State)-Priority<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State)- Reserve<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State)-Priority<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State)-Reserve<\/p>\n
(2)SOUTH SOUTH<\/b><\/p>\n
Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)-Priority<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State)-Reserve<\/p>\n
(3) SOUTH WEST<\/b><\/p>\n
Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State)-Priority<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State)-Reserve<\/p>\n
(4)NORTH CENTRAL<\/b><\/p>\n
Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State)-Priority<\/p>\n
\u00a0Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau)-Reserve<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State)-Priority<\/p>\n
\u00a0Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) -Reserve<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State)-Priority<\/p>\n
Hon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State)-Reserve<\/p>\n
(5)NORTH EAST<\/b><\/p>\n
Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State)-Priority<\/p>\n
\u00a0Hon Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)<\/p>\n
(6) NORTH WEST<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0Hon Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State)-Priority<\/p>\n
\u00a0Hon Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) -Reserve<\/p>\n
\u00a0Hon Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State)-Priority<\/p>\n
\u00a0Hon Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State)-Reserve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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