• NJC recommends appointment of (6) Heads of Court, and (26) Twenty-six Judicial Officers for State High Courts and one (1) Kadi, Sharia Court of Appeal

The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Dr. Justice I. T. Muhammad CFR, at its Meeting of 17^th and 18^th December, 2019, considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and resolved to recommend to the Governors of Anambra, Kebbi, Cross River, Zamfara, Ogun, Osun, Rivers, Imo, Sokoto, Ekiti and Niger States, Thirty-three (33) successful candidates for appointment as Heads of Courts and other Judicial Officers in Nigeria.

They are as follows:

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, ANAMBRA STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Justice Onochie Manasseh Anyachebelu

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, KEBBI STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Justice Mohammed Suleiman Ambursa

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, CROSS RIVER STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme

APPOINTMENT OF GRAND KADI, ZAMFARA STATE SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL

i) Kadi Dahiru Muhammad Gusau

APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE

i) Justice Mobolaji Ayodele Ojo

APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OSUN STATE

i) Justice Foluke Eunice Awolalu   

APPOINTMENT OF FOUR (4) JUDGES, RIVERS STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Stephens Dirialakeibama Jumbo

ii) Chuku Mark Onyema

iii)   Ngbor-Abina Lemea

iv) Fibresima Florence Atili

APPOINTMENT OF TWO (2) JUDGES, OGUN STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Olufunmilayo O. Stanley

ii) Olukemi Olusola Yetunde Oresanya

APPOINTMENT OF SEVEN (7) JUDGES, IMO STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Onyeka Vincent Ifeanyichukwu

ii) Leweanya Kechinyere A.

iii)   Victoria Chinyere Isiguzo

iv) Vivian O. B. Ekezie

v) Eze Nonye Eke

vi) Ihuoma Grace Chukwunyere

vii)  Ibeawuchi Edith Chinyere

APPOINTMENT OF THREE (3) JUDGES, SOKOTO STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Aminu Garba Sifawa

ii) Mohammed Mohammed

iii)   Raliya Uthman Muhammad

APPOINTMENT OF ONE (1) JUDGE, EKITI STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Obafemi Makanju Fasanmi

APPOINTMENT OF THREE (3) JUDGES, NIGER STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Salisu Alhassan Majidadi

ii) Binta Bawa

iii)   Danladi Ahmad

APPOINTMENT OF ONE (1) KADI, KEBBI STATE SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL

i) Bello Khalid Jega

APPOINTMENT OF ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, RIVERS STATE

i) Amadi Ericonda

APPOINTMENT OF THREE (3) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE

i) Michael Kolawole Peters

ii) Anthony Olusesan Araba

iii)   Adebisi Olusola Femi-Segun

APPOINTMENT OF TWO (2) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, IMO STATE

i) Obichere Ijeoma Josephine

ii) Nze Ifeanyi Tennyson

All recommended candidates are expected to be sworn-in after approval by their respective State Governors and confirmation by the respective State House of Assembly.

Posted on: Thu, 19th Dec, 2019