President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of justices for the different courts in the country.
The approval resulted from the recommendation of the National Judicial Council according to a statement by its Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye.
He said 12 justices were approved for the Court of Appeal, nine for the Federal High Court and seven for the Court of the Federal Capital Territory.
The 12 justices approved for the Court of Appeal are P. A. Mahmud; F. O. Ojo; I. A. Andenyangsto; G. O. Kolawole; B. B. Aliyu; Ebiowei Tobi; J. G. Abundaga; A. S. Umar; A. M. Talba; A. M. Bayer; A. M. Lamido and M. B. Idris.
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For the Federal High Court are Bassey Onu; Mrs Adekemi Demi-Ajayi; Peter Lifu; Obiora Egwuata; Mrs. Sa’adatu Ibrahim- Mark; Mobolaji Olajuwon; Aminu Aliyu; Tijjani Ringim and Nkeonye Maha.
The seven judges approved for the FCT courts are Binta Mohammed; Modupe Osho-Adebiyi; Gaba Venchak Simon; Babangida Hassan; Akobi Anna; Samirah Bature and Asmau Yusuf.
The justices of the Court of Appeal will be sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen on June 22, those for the Federal High Court, on June 25 and judges for FCT court on June 26.
