NJC recommends appointment of four justices to supreme court, 18 for other courts

By our reporter| The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment four justices to the supreme court and 18 other judges for other courts of the federation.

NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, in a statement on Friday explained that the decision to recommend the appointment of the judges was taken at the second virtual meeting of the Council which held on August 11 and 12 respectively.

The meeting was chaired by the NJC Chairman and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad.

A breakdown of the figure indicates that four of the judges are recommended as Supreme Court Justices, three Heads of Court, 11 judges for State High Courts, and four Kadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal.

The four recommended justices fot the country’s apec court are, Tijjani Abubakar, representing the north-east zone; Mohammed L. Garba from the north-west; Abdu Aboki from the north-west, and Mohammed M. Saulawa, also from the north-west.

NJC recommended the judges to President Muhammadu Buhari and governors of the respective states for the appointments.