Federal Judicial Service Commission Nominates 22 Justices for Elevation to the Supreme Court.
The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has put forward a list of 22 justices from the Court of Appeal for elevation to the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The nominees, spanning different geopolitical zones of the country, were selected by the FJSC, and the list has now reached the National Judicial Council (NJC).
The distribution of nominees across the regions is as follows
South-East:
- Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State) – Priority 1A. Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) – Reserve
- Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State) – Priority 2A. Hon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State) – Reserve
- Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State) – Priority 3A. Hon J ustice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State) – Reserve
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South-South:
- Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State) – Priority 1A. Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State) – Reserve
South-West:
- Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State) – Priority 1A. Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State) – Reserve
North-Central:
- Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State) – Priority 1A. Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau) – Reserve
- Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State) – Priority 2A. Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) – Reserve
- Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State) – Priority 3A. Hon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State) – Reserve
North-East:
- Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State) – Priority 1A. Hon Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)
North-West:
- Hon Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State) – Priority 1A. Hon Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) – Reserve
- Hon Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State) – Priority 2A. Hon Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State) – Reserve
The nominations include both priority and reserve justices, indicating a comprehensive selection process. The list awaits further considerations and approvals within the judicial system
