PRESS RELEASE: • NJC Recommends Appointment Of Sixty-Four (64) Judicial Officers - 15th December, 2021

The National Judicial Council, at its 96^th Meeting of 14 and 15 December 2021 considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberation, Council recommended the under-listed names of Sixty-four successful candidates to their various State Governors for appointment.

They are as follows:

1. CHIEF JUDGE, ENUGU STATE
2. i) Justice Ozoemena Raymond Afojulu

 

2. CHIEF JUDGE, ADAMAWA STATE
3. Justice Nathan Musa
4. GRAND KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, NIGER STATE
5. Kadi Abubakar Musa Mohammed Kigera

 

4. GRAND KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, ADAMAWA STATE
5. Kadi Usman Aliyu Girei

 

5. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OSUN STATE
6. i) Justice Shiyanbola Raheem Akanbi
7. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, CROSS RIVER STATE
8. i) Justice Eneji Maurice Odey
9. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, ADAMAWA STATE
10. i) Justice Wajilda Peter

 

8. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, ABIA STATE
9. i) Justice O. I. Nwamoh
10. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, PLATEAU STATE
11. i) Justice Blessing Lyop Dalyop

 

10. FIVE (5) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, SOKOTO STATE
11. i) Sanusi Shehu
12. ii) Mu’awiya Dahiru Mahmud

iii)  Abubakar Abubakar Zaki

1. iv) Mohammad Aliyu Sambo
2. v) Maryam Muhammad
3. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, NASARAWA STATE
4. i) Isa Ebini Kana
5. ii) Ali Tari Changbo

iii)  Abdullahi Hassan Shams Shama

1. iv) Solomon Wayidna Ayenajeh
2. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, OGUN STATE
3. i) Adeyemi Adekunle Adewole
4. ii) Bello Safrat Titilayo

 

13. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BAYELSA STATE
14. i) Lockie James Benimo
15. ii) Zuofa Ama Patience

iii)   Simon Warikiyei Amaduobogha

1. iv) Christine Irigha Kombo-Enegesi

 

14. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, CROSS RIVER STATE
15. i)      Daniel Ofre Kulo
16. Rita Otu Marshall

• Odibu Emmanuel Ekaya

1. iv) Obin Blessing Egwu
2. FOURTEEN (14) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, LAGOS STATE

 

1. Okunuga Olubusola Adeyemi
2. Adeyemi Adenrera Olayinka

• Oshin Olufolake Olufolasade, Esq.

1. Odusanya Oluwatoyin Atinuke
2. Martins Olumuyiwa Oluseun
3. Ariyike Mutiat Ipaye-Nwachukwu

• Babatunde Oladepo Kalaro
• Awope Omolade Jadesola

1. Akinkunmi Olusegun Idowu
2. Oresanya Olalekan Ayodeji
3. Oshodi Mujibat Iyabode

• Ijelu Ismail Olalekan
• Balogun Mosunmola Muyibat
• Mathias Oluwole Dawodu

16. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, RIVERS STATE
17. i) Popnen Sylvester Sunday
18. ii) Daketima Gabriel Kio

        iii)   Nsirim Chinwe Amanda

1. iv) Chinelo Chidubem Odili
2. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, EKITI STATE
3. i) Apuabi Johnson Ariyibi
4. ii) Blessing Oluwabukola Ajileye

iii)   Olalekan Olayinka Olatawura

1. iv) Oyinkansola Olumayowa Oluboyede
2. TWO (2) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, SOKOTO STATE
3. i) Buhari Yahaya
4. ii) Umar Jibril Kebbe
5. ONE (1) KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KATSINA
6. i) Kabir Hamisu Bello
7. THREE (3) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, JIGAWA STATE
8. i) Bara’u Bashir Musa
9. ii) Ahmad Muhammadu Lamin

        iii)   Nasiru Abubakar Zargina

 

21. ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, EBONYI
22. i) Awada Paul Mgbada
23. THREE (3) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE
24. i) Olukemi Folasade Osisanya
25. ii) Odugbesan Idowu Adebiyi

iii)  Akinsinde Oluwasina Philip

23. FOUR (4) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, CROSS RIVER STATE
24. i) Obo Agbor Anthony
25. ii) Ititim Felix Igobi

        iii)   Eunice Oshim Dada

1. iv) Ankpor Jeremiah Arong

 

All recommended candidates are expected to be sworn-in after approval of the NJC recommendations the respective State Governors and the respective State Houses of Assembly, as the case may be.

Soji Oye, Esq

Director, Information

 

Posted on: Fri, 17th Dec, 2021