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 obtained by journalists on Thursday, Naija News reports.
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.
Below is the list of the nominated justices revealed in a SaharaReporters Publication.
- SOUTH EAST
- Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)-Priority 1A.Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) -Reserve
- Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State)- Reserve.
- Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State)-Reserve.
2. SOUTH SOUTH
- HonJustice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State)-Reserve
3. SOUTH WEST
- Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State)-Reserve
4. NORTH CENTRAL
- Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau)-Reserve.
- Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) -Reserve.
- Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State)-Reserve
4. NORTH EAST
- Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)
5. NORTH WEST
- Hon Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State)-Priority.
- Hon Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) -Reserve.
- Hon Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State)-Priority