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NJC recommends appointment of one Head of Court and 27 other Judicial Officers

The National Judicial Council, at its 103rd Meeting presided over by Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberation, recommended the under-listed names of successful candidates as Head of Court and other Judicial Officers for the Federal High Court and the Sharia Courts of Appeal of Kaduna and Kano State.

They are as follows:

1. GRAND KADI, KADUNA STATE

  1. Kadi Muhammad Aminu Danjuma

2. TWENTY-THREE (23) JUDGES, FEDERAL HIGH COURT

  1. Ekerete Udofot Akpan
  2. Hussaini Dadan-Garba
  3. Egbe Raphael Joshua
  4. Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa
  5. Aishatu Auta Ibrahim
  6. Ogazi Friday Nkemakonam
  7. Ogundare Kehinde Olayiwola
  8. Onah Chigozie Sergius
  9. Hauwa Buhari
  10. Ibrahim Ahmad Kala
  11. Hauwa Joeph Yilwa
  12. Amina Aliyu Mohammed
  13. Sharon Tanko Ishaya
  14. Chituru Joy Wigwe-Oreh
  15. Musa Kakaki
  16. Owoeye Alexander Oluseyi
  17. Abiodun Jordan Adeyemi
  18. Agbaje Olufunmilola Adetutu
  19. Salim Olasupo Ibrahim
  20. Dipeolu Deinde Isaac
  21. Ariwoola Olukayode Jnr
  22. Abdullahi Muhammad Dan-Ige
  23. Mashkur Salisu

3. FOUR (4) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KANO STATE

  1. Muhammad Adam Kadem
  2. Salisu Muhammad Isa
  3. Isa Idris Sa’id
  4. Aliyu Muhammad Kani

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

Soji Oye, Esq

Director, Information


Posted on: Fri, 14th Jul, 2023