NJC recommends appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices

NJC recommends appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices, one Justice of Court of Appeal, 6 Heads of Courts and 26 other Judicial Officers

The National Judicial Council, at its 104 Meeting of 6 December 2023 considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberations, recommended the under-listed names of successful candidates as Heads of Courts and other Judicial Officers for the Federal and State Courts in Nigeria.
They are as follows:

1. ELEVEN JUSTICES, SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA
   Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey, OFR
   Hon. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa
   Hon. Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme
   Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani
   Hon. Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein
   Hon. Justice Obande Festus Ogbuinya
   Hon. Justice Stephen Jonah Adah
   Hon. Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru
   Hon. Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur
   Hon. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar
   Hon. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris
2. ONE JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEAL
   Hon. Justice Mohammed Ahmed Ramat
3. CHIEF JUDGE TARABA STATE
   Hon. Justice Joel Filibus Agya
4. CHIEF JUDGE, KEBBI STATE
   Hon. Justice Umar Abubakar
5. GRAND KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KEBBI STATE
   Hon. Kadi Sadiq Usman Mukhtar
6. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE
   Hon. Justice A. O. Femi-Segun
7. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, TARABA STATE
   Hon. Justice Alfred Yakubu
8. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OYO STATE
   Hon. Justice Tajudeen M. Abdulganiyu
9. ONE HIGH COURT JUDGE, BAYELSA STATE
   Amaebi Ibomo Orukari
10. ONE HIGH COURT JUDGE, OGUN STATE
    Akinyemi Martins Ayodele
11. THREE HIGH COURT JUDGES, CROSS RIVER STATE
    1. Ama Edet Ekpo
12. Theresa Ansa Agom
    3. Jalarth Ogar Agim
13. THREE KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, ZAMFARA STATE
    1. Aminu Abdullahi Gusau
    2. Usman Hassan Gummi
    3. Hadi Sani
14. TWO KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, NASARAWA STATE
    Abubakar Ahmad Tijjani
    Aliyu Ibrahim Ebbema
15. NINE HIGH COURT JUDGES, KANO STATE;
    1. Fatima Adamu
    2. Hauwa Lawal Umar
    3. Musa Ahmad
    4. Musa Daihuru Mohammed
    5. Farida Rabiu Danbappa
    6. Halima Aliyu Nasir
    7. Aisha Mahmoud
    8. Adam Abdullahi
    9. Hanif Sanusi Yusuf
16. ONE JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, BAYELSA STATE
    Opokuma David Lawrence
17. FOUR HIGH COURT JUDGES, NASARAWA STATE
    1. Esther Mami Ejeh
    2. Ibrahim Dauda Shekarau
       3 Musa Muhammad Dallah
18. Makama Tanze Benjamin
19. TWO JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE
20. Awoyomi Bolanle Adenike
    2. Lawal Adeniyi Olusanya

All recommended candidates to the Supreme Court Bench would be sworn-in after the approval of their recommendation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the subsequent confirmation of their appointment by the Senate.

The various Heads of Court recommended would also be sworn-in upon the approval of their appointment by their various State Governors and subsequent confirmation of same by their respective State Houses of Assembly.

Soji Oye, Esq.
Director, Information