National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of thirty-six judicial officers.
Gatekeepers News reports that the NJC has considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and resolved to recommend Thirty-six (36) successful candidates to their respective State Governors for appointment as Heads of Courts and other Judicial Officers in Nigeria.
NJC Spokesman, Soji Oye said the Council made this recommendation at its 95th Meeting which was held on September 15 & 16 2021.
They recommended judicial officers are as follows:
Chief Judge, High Court of Justice, Kogi State – Hon. Justice Richard O. Olorunfemi
Chief Judge, High Court of Justice, Edo State – Hon. Justice Joe Itsebaga Acha
Chief Judge, High Court of Justice, Ondo State – Hon. Justice Akintoroye Williams Akin
Chief Judge, FCT, Abuja – Hon. Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf
Chief Judge, High Court of Justice, Akwa-Ibom State – Hon. Justice Ekaette Francesca Fabian-Obot
Chief Judge, High Court of Justice, Ekiti State – Hon. Justice J. O. Adeyeye
Grand Kadi, Yobe State – Hon. Kadi Baba Gana Mahdi
Grand Kadi, Bauchi State – Umaru Ahmad Liman
President, Customary Court of Appeal, Nasarawa State – Hon. Justice Osagede Osado Emmanuel
President, Customary Court of Appeal, Oyo State – Hon. Justice Mashud Akintunde Akinfemi Abass
President, Customary Court of Appeal, Kogi State – Siyaka Momoh Jimoh Usman
Three (3) Judges, High Court of Justice, Gombe State – Zainab Abdulkadir Rasheed, Abdussalam Muhammad, and Daurabo Suleiman Sikkam
One (1) Judge, High Court of Justice, Akwa-Ibom State – Effiong Asukwo Effiong
One (1) Judge, High Court of Justice, Bauchi State – Nana Fatima Jibril
One (1) Judge, High Court of Justice, Kaduna State – Abdulkarim Mahmud
Three (3) Judges, High Court of Justice, Katsina State – Kabir Shuaibu, Ibrahim Ishaku Mashi, and Ibrahim Abubakar Mande
One (1) Judge, High Court of Justice, Ondo State – Professor Alero Akeredolu
Four (4) Judges, High Court of Justice, Oyo State – Olusola Adebisi Adetujoye, Folabimpe Beatrice Segun Olakojo, Professor Taiwo Elijah Adewale, and Kareem Adeyimika Adedokun
Three (3) Judges, High Court of Justice, Kogi State – Abubakar Sule Ibrahim, Abdullah Sulyman, Aminu Ali Eri
Two (2) Kadis, Sharia Court Of Appeal, Gombe State – Adamu Kuna Jibril, and Ahmed Baba Bala
Four (4) Kadis, Sharia Court of Appeal, Bauchi State – Musa Sani Abubakar, Mahdi Manga, Khamis Al-Hamidallah Muhammad, Sani Musa
One (1) Judge, Customary Court of Appeal, Ondo State – Orimisan James Okorisa
One (1) Judge, Customary Court of Appeal, Oyo State – Ajadi Olubukola Omolayo
Oye noted that 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.
