The National Judicial Council has recommended 21
judges for appointment as chief judges and judicial
officers in various states
- The appointment cut across both conventional courts
and Sharia courts
- The judges will be sworn-in after the approval of the
president and their respective state governors as the
case may be
Twenty one judges have been recommended for
appointment as chief judges and judicial officers
in various states by the National Judicial Council.
The judges recommended for appointed include
judges of the conventional courts and Sharia
courts.
adegokblog .com notes that the spokesperson for NJC, Soji
Oye, made the announcement in a statement on
Friday, May 11.
The statement read: " The National Judicial Council
under the chairmanship of the Honourable Justice Walter
Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen (GCON) at its 86th Meeting, which
was held on 8th and 9th May, 2018, recommended the
under-listed names of twenty-one (21) successful candidates
as heads of courts and judicial officers for the federal/state
high courts and the code of conduct tribunal:
1. Appointment of chief judge, Kebbi state
i) Hon. Mr. Justice Elizabeth A. Karatu
2. Appointment of chief judge, Katsina state
i) Hon. Mr. Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar
3. Appointment of grand kadi Katsina state
i) Hon. Kadi Alhafiz Mikail Abubakar
4. Appointment of president, customary court of appeal,
FCT
i) Hon Justice Abbazih Musa Abubakar Saddeeq
5. Appointment of (2) judges, high court, Niger state
i) Bilikisu Gambo Yusuf
ii) Ishaku Usman
6. Appointment of three (3) judges, high court, Borno state
i) Musa Mustapha
ii) Baba Gani Karumi
iii) Waziri Alhaji Abubakar
7. Appointment of three (3) judges, high court, Kogi state
i) Husaini Alhasan Saidu
ii) Zubayr Saliu
iii) Ruth Alolo Alfa
8. Appointment of two (2) judges, high court, Gombe state
i) Muhammad Haruna
ii) Fatima Musa
9. Appointment of two (2) Kadis sharia court of appeal,
Gombe state
i) Muhammad Inuwa Gombe
ii) Hadi Aminu
10. Appointment of four (4) Kadis sharia court of appeal,
Gombe state
i) Ahmad Muhammad Gidado
ii) Mustapha Lalloki
iii) Dalha Bashir Ahmad
iv) Atiku Muhammad Bello
11. Appointment of one (1) member, code of conduct
tribunal
i) Julie Abieyuwa Anabor
"The newly appointed candidates will be sworn-in after the
approval of the president and their respective state
governors as the case may be."
Meanwhile, adegokblog .com previously reported that the
National Judicial Council (NJC), under the
chairmanship of Honourable Justice Walter
Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, at its 85th meeting
held on Wednesday, March 14, recommended
the compulsory retirement of two judges.
The two judges recommended for dismissal were
Theresa Uzokwe, chief judge of Abia state and
Obisike Orji of Abia state high court. The council
said that the development was in compliance to
the report of two panels that investigated
allegations against Uzokwe.
judges for appointment as chief judges and judicial
officers in various states
- The appointment cut across both conventional courts
and Sharia courts
- The judges will be sworn-in after the approval of the
president and their respective state governors as the
case may be
Twenty one judges have been recommended for
appointment as chief judges and judicial officers
in various states by the National Judicial Council.
The judges recommended for appointed include
judges of the conventional courts and Sharia
courts.
adegokblog .com notes that the spokesperson for NJC, Soji
Oye, made the announcement in a statement on
Friday, May 11.
The statement read: " The National Judicial Council
under the chairmanship of the Honourable Justice Walter
Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen (GCON) at its 86th Meeting, which
was held on 8th and 9th May, 2018, recommended the
under-listed names of twenty-one (21) successful candidates
as heads of courts and judicial officers for the federal/state
high courts and the code of conduct tribunal:
1. Appointment of chief judge, Kebbi state
i) Hon. Mr. Justice Elizabeth A. Karatu
2. Appointment of chief judge, Katsina state
i) Hon. Mr. Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar
3. Appointment of grand kadi Katsina state
i) Hon. Kadi Alhafiz Mikail Abubakar
4. Appointment of president, customary court of appeal,
FCT
i) Hon Justice Abbazih Musa Abubakar Saddeeq
5. Appointment of (2) judges, high court, Niger state
i) Bilikisu Gambo Yusuf
ii) Ishaku Usman
6. Appointment of three (3) judges, high court, Borno state
i) Musa Mustapha
ii) Baba Gani Karumi
iii) Waziri Alhaji Abubakar
7. Appointment of three (3) judges, high court, Kogi state
i) Husaini Alhasan Saidu
ii) Zubayr Saliu
iii) Ruth Alolo Alfa
8. Appointment of two (2) judges, high court, Gombe state
i) Muhammad Haruna
ii) Fatima Musa
9. Appointment of two (2) Kadis sharia court of appeal,
Gombe state
i) Muhammad Inuwa Gombe
ii) Hadi Aminu
10. Appointment of four (4) Kadis sharia court of appeal,
Gombe state
i) Ahmad Muhammad Gidado
ii) Mustapha Lalloki
iii) Dalha Bashir Ahmad
iv) Atiku Muhammad Bello
11. Appointment of one (1) member, code of conduct
tribunal
i) Julie Abieyuwa Anabor
"The newly appointed candidates will be sworn-in after the
approval of the president and their respective state
governors as the case may be."
Meanwhile, adegokblog .com previously reported that the
National Judicial Council (NJC), under the
chairmanship of Honourable Justice Walter
Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, at its 85th meeting
held on Wednesday, March 14, recommended
the compulsory retirement of two judges.
The two judges recommended for dismissal were
Theresa Uzokwe, chief judge of Abia state and
Obisike Orji of Abia state high court. The council
said that the development was in compliance to
the report of two panels that investigated
allegations against Uzokwe.
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