The National Judicial Council (NJC) of Nigeria has selected 11 justices to fill the vacant positions at the Supreme Court. This move comes in response to the current shortfall in the prescribed number of justices for the apex court, which is constitutionally set at 21. Currently, the Supreme Court has only 10 justices following the retirement of Justice Musa Dattijo in October.
This selection process follows a screening of 22 candidates by the Federal Judicial Service Commission, as previously reported by The PUNCH. The NJC has now published the names of the successful candidates on its website. Among those selected are:NYSC Portal
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1. Justice Haruna Tsammani from Bauchi State, who notably chaired the Presidential Election Petition Court affirming the election of President Bola Tinubu.
2. Justice Moore Adumein from Bayelsa State.
3. Justice Jummai Sankey from Plateau State.JAMB Result
4. Justice Chidiebere Uwa from Abia State.
5. Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme from Imo State.
6. Justice Obande Ogbuinya.
7. Justice Stephen Adah from Kogi State.
8. Justice Habeeb Abiru from Lagos State.
9. Justice Jamilu Tukur.informationguidenigeria
10. Justice Abubakar Umar from Kebbi State.
11. Justice Mohammed Idris from Niger State.
The NJC is expected to forward these names to the President for approval before the end of the week.
This step is crucial in maintaining the effective functioning and constitutional mandate of the Supreme Court, particularly given the current shortfall in the number of justices.
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