The National Judicial Council (NJC) has received a list of 22 justices of the Court of Appeal nominated by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) for elevation to the Supreme Court.
The names of the nominees, who hail from various regions in the country, were revealed in an FJSC document sighted in Abuja on Thursday.
The North-Central region has six nominees, while the South-West and South-South regions have two nominees each.
The South-East region also has six nominees, and the North-East has two nominees.
The development is coming after the retirement of Justice Amina Augie, which left the Supreme Court with only 11 serving justices.
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.
The full list of the nominated justices :
SOUTH EAST
1. Hon. Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)-Priority 1A.Hon. Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) -Reserve
2. Hon. Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State) – Priority.
2A. Hon. Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State) – Reserve
3. Hon. Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State) – Priority.
3A. Hon. Justice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State) – Reserve.
SOUTH SOUTH :
1. Hon. Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State) – Priority
1A. Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State) – Reserve
SOUTH WEST :
1. Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State) – Priority.
1A. Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State) – Reserve
NORTH CENTRAL :
1. Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State) – Priority
1A. Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau) – Reserve
2. Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State) – Priority
2A. Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) – Reserve
3. Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State) – Priority.
3A. Hon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State) – Reserve.
NORTH EAST :
1. Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State) – Priority
1A Hon. Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)
NORTH WEST :
1. Hon. Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State) – Priority
1A. Hon. Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) – Reserve
2. Hon. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State) – Priority.
2A. Hon Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State) – Reserve.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
