President
Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of 30 new judges for the
Federal High Court on the recommendation of the National Judicial
Council.
A
statement by Acting Director, Information, NJC, Mr. Soji Oye, said on
Friday that the new judges would be inaugurated on December 2.
“They will
be sworn in by the Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and
Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Mahmud Mohammed,
GCON, on Wednesday, the 2nd day of December, 2015 by 10.00 a.m,” the
statement read in part.
The new
judges include, Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court, Rosemary
Dugbo Oghoghorie (Delta State) and a former chairman of the Lagos branch
of the Nigerian Bar Association, Taiwo Taiwo (Ogun).
Others
are, Yellin Bogoro (Bauchi State), Ibrahim Watila (Borno State),
Mallong Peter Hoommuk (Plateau State), Isa Hamma Adama Dashen (Adamawa
State), Hassan Dikko (Kebbi State), Jude Kanyioh Dagat (Kaduna State)
and Olayinka Olusegun Tokode (Osun State).
They
also include, Simon Akpah Amobeda (Kogi State), Jane Egienanwan Inyang
(Cross River State), Daniel Emeka Osiagor (Rivers State), Prof. Chuka
Austine Obiozor (Anambra State), Iniekenimi Nicholas Oweib ( Bayelsa
State), Hassan Muslim Sule (Zamfara State) and Hadiza Rabiu Shagari
(Sokoto State).
Also on
the list are Saleh Kogo Idrissa (Yobe State), Joyce Obehi Abdulmalik
(Edo State), Hillary Ide Osho Oshomah (Edo State), Fadima Murtala Aminu (
Adamawa State), Toyin Bolaji Adegoke (Kwara State), James Kolawole
Omotosho (Ogun State), Nehizena Idemudia Ekunwe (Edo State), Stephen
Daylop Pam (Plateau State) and Akintayo Aluko (Ekiti State).
The rest
are, Dr. Nnamdi O. Dimgba (Abia State), Emeka Nwite (Ebonyi State),
Abdulazeez M.Z. Anka (Zamfara State), Abdu Dogo (Federal Capital
Territory) and Adamu Turaki Muhammed (Jigawa State).
The Federal High Court currently has 55 judges in about 38 divisions of the court across the federation.
SOURCE:PUNCH NIGERIA
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