NJC Recommends 69 For Appointment As Judges, Heads Of Courts

The National Judicial Council has released a list of 69 names which it has approved for appointment as judges and heads of courts.

The names were approved at the council’s meeting held virtually on December 16.

A publication on its website in respect of the approved persons read: “The National Judicial Council, at its 93rd Meeting of 16th December 2020 virtually held, considered the list of candidates interviewed and presented by its Interview Committee. At the end of deliberation, Council recommended the under-listed names of Sixty-nine (69) successful candidates to Mr. President (in the case of Kadis of the FCT Sharia Court of Appeal) and the various State Governors (in the case of other State Judicial Officers and Heads of Court) for appointment.”

They are as follows:

1. CHIEF JUDGE, KOGI STATE
2. i) Hon. Justice Henry Adebola Olusiyi
3. CHIEF JUDGE, NIGER STATE
4. i) Hon. Justice Aisha Lami Bawa Bwari
5. GRAND KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, SOKOTO STATE
6. i) Hon. Kadi Shu’aibu Sodangi Achida
7. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, KOGI STATE
8. i) Hon. Justice John Bayo Olowosegun
9. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OSUN STATE
10. i) Hon. Justice Wasiu Oladejo Akanbi
11. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, PLATEAU STATE
12. i) Hon. Justice Patrick Sati Dapit
13. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, ABIA STATE
14. i) Hon. Justice S. M. C. Ururuka-Onyensoh
15. THREE (3) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BAUCHI STATE
16. i) Saadu Muhammad Sambowal
17. ii) Farouk Umar Sarki

iii) Mohammed Mukhtar Abubakar

9. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, KOGI STATE
10. i) Bamidele Rotimi Aina
11. ii) Aisha Uwani Mohammed
12. ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BAYELSA STATE
13. i) Timipere Songi
14. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, RIVERS STATE
15. i) Ben Whyte-Opufaa
16. ii) Gbasam Okogbule
17. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, IMO STATE
18. i) Alma Ngozi Eluwa
19. ii) Dominica Okwuchi Okoroji
20. ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, OGUN STATE
21. i) Olatunde Opeyemi Beatrice Sobowale
22. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, YOBE STATE
23. i) Hadiza Lawan Musa
24. ii) Amina Shehu
25. ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, EKITI STATE
26. i) Adeniyi Olatunji Familoni
27. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, EBONYI STATE
28. i) Nwode Nicholas Emmanuel
29. ii) Ogbunnefi Emmanuel
30. ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, JIGAWA STATE
31. i) Muhammad Musa Kaugama
32. FIVE (5) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, ENUGU STATE
33. i) Aroh-Onuoha Martha Nkiru
34. ii) Ugwueze Paul Chukwuemeka

iii) Ezugwu Hyacinthia Urunwa

1. iv) Mogboh Uchenna Juliet
2. v) Anike Okey Paulinus
3. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, LAGOS STATE
4. ii) Oshodi Rahman Adeshola

iii) Aigbokhaevbo Olubukola Florence

20. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, NASARAWA STATE
21. ii) Ishaku Usman

iii) Hafsat Turaki Sanda

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21. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, PLATEAU STATE
22. i) Nankwat Dawat Shasheet
23. ii) Buetna’an Mandy Dogban Bassi
24. EIGHT (8) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, EDO STATE
25. i) Aziegbemhin Williams Idemudia
26. ii) Igho Patricia Braimoh

iii) Esohe Irene Bazuaye

1. iv) Etinosa Gloria Adekanmbi
2. vi) Hassana Garuba Oshione

vii) Theresa Irenonsen Eghe-Abe

viii) Ogbevoen Rachel Aiteseme

1. ix) Itsueli Mary Enoredia
2. FIVE (5) HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, OSUN STATE
3. i) Okediya Maurice Olufisayo
4. ii) Akande Babafemi Abimbola

iii) Adeniji Adedapo Olugbenga

1. iv) Ganiyat Omobola Lawal
2. v) Olokede-Obadina Oluwakemi Christiana
3. ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, ZAMFARA
4. i) Bello Muhammad Kucheri
5. TWO (2) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, YOBE STATE
6. i) Bashir Muhammad Inuwa
7. ii) Abba Kaka Kime
8. FIVE (5) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, FCT, ABUJA
9. i) Bashiru Dan Maisule
10. ii) Salisu Garba

iii) Mohammed Sadisu Abubakar

1. iv) Lawal Sule Abdullahi
2. iv) Abdullahi Adam Abdullahi Al-ilory
3. ONE (1) KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, ZAMFARA STATE
4. i) Isah Hamza Isma’ila
5. TWO (2) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OSUN STATE
6. i) Ayoade Aderemi Adesina
7. ii) Ojo Olayinka Muibat
8. TWO (2) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, KOGI STATE.
9. i) Isa Anaja Jibril
10. ii) Levi Nda Animoku
11. ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, BENUE STATE
12. i) Engo Elizabeth Aleje
13. ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, ENUGU
14. i) Richard Emeka Ogbodo
15. THREE (3) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, NASARAWA STATE
16. i) Josiah Kpangyiko Kurape
17. ii) Joseph Audu

iii) Habila Ali Abundaga

33. THREE (3) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, PLATEAU STATE
34. i) Pauline Nanlep Njar
35. ii) Edwin Sati Munlang

iii) Georgina Enpian Dashe

All recommended candidates are expected to be sworn-in after approval of the NJC recommendations by the President, the respective State Governors and the respective State Houses of Assembly, as the case may be.