Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed into law a bill on uniformity of retirement age of senior judicial officers.
With the signing of the bill, high court judges and other judicial officers of all superior courts of record will now retire at age 70.
Before now, only Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court enjoyed that.
Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information in the presidency in a statement in Abuja said Tinubu signed the bill in exercise of the power vested in him under the 1999 Constitution as amended.
“President Tinubu signed into law the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No.37), 2023” presented by the outgoing 9th National Assembly.
“With the signing of the Constitutional amendment Bill, retirement age and pension rights of judicial officers have been effectively brought into uniformity and other related matters,” the statement said .
While signing the amendment Bill into law, Oladunjoye said Tinubu pledged his administration’s dedication to “strengthening the judiciary, ensuring the rule of law, and empowering judicial officers to execute their responsibilities effectively.”
(vitalnewsngr.com)
