FULL LIST: NJC recommends 11 Justices for Supreme Court

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices, one Justice of the Court of Appeal, six Heads of Courts, and 26 other judicial officers.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the NJC Director of Information, Soji Oye, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

Oye noted that the NJC made the recommendation after considering the list of candidates presented by its interview committee at the council’s 104th meeting on Wednesday.

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See the full list of the recommended Justices below:

ELEVEN JUSTICES, SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA

1. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey, OFR
2. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa
3. Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme
4. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani
5. Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein
6. Justice Obande Festus Ogbuinya
7. Justice Stephen Jonah Adah
8. Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru
9. Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur
10. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar
11. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris

ONE JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEAL

Hon. Justice Mohammed Ahmed Ramat

CHIEF JUDGE TARABA STATE

Hon. Justice Joel Filibus Agya

CHIEF JUDGE, KEBBI STATE

Hon. Justice Umar Abubakar

GRAND KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KEBBI STATE

Hon. Kadi Sadiq Usman Mukhtar

PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE

Hon. Justice A. O. Femi-Segun

PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, TARABA STATE

Hon. Justice Alfred Yakubu

PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OYO STATE

Hon. Justice Tajudeen M. Abdulganiyu

ONE HIGH COURT JUDGE, BAYELSA STATE

Amaebi Ibomo Orukari

ONE HIGH COURT JUDGE, OGUN STATE

Akinyemi Martins Ayodele

THREE HIGH COURT JUDGES, CROSS RIVER STATE

1. Ama Edet Ekpo
2. Theresa Ansa Agom
3. Jalarth Ogar Agim

THREE KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, ZAMFARA STATE

1. Aminu Abdullahi Gusau
2. Usman Hassan Gummi
3. Hadi Sani

TWO KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, NASARAWA STATE

1. Abubakar Ahmad Tijjani
2. Aliyu Ibrahim Ebbema

NINE HIGH COURT JUDGES, KANO STATE;

1. Fatima Adamu
2. Hauwa Lawal Umar
3. Musa Ahmad
4. Musa Daihuru Mohammed
5. Farida Rabiu Danbappa
6. Halima Aliyu Nasir
7. Aisha Mahmoud
8. Adam Abdullahi
9. Hanif Sanusi Yusuf

ONE JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, BAYELSA STATE

Opokuma David Lawrence

FOUR HIGH COURT JUDGES, NASARAWA STATE

1. Esther Mami Ejeh
2. Ibrahim Dauda Shekarau
3. Musa Muhammad Dallah
4. Makama Tanze Benjamin

TWO JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE

1. Awoyomi Bolanle Adenike
2. Lawal Adeniyi Olusanya

Oye added: “All recommended candidates to the Supreme Court Bench would be sworn-in after the approval of their recommendation by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the subsequent confirmation of their appointment by the Senate.

“The various Heads of Court recommended would also be sworn-in upon the approval of their appointment by their various State Governors and subsequent confirmation of same by their respective State Houses of Assembly.”

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