The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, will tomorrow Monday swear-in 18 judges whose elevation to the Court of Appeal have been approved.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory and signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hadizatu Mustapha, the ceremony will be held at the Main court Room of the Supreme Court by 10 O’clock in the morning.
Below are the names of the new appointees with their states of origin.
- Mohammed Danjuma (Niger State)
- Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau)
- Abdul-Azeez Waziri (Adamawa)
- Yusuf A. Bashir (Taraba)
- Usman A. Musale (Yobe)
- Ibrahim Wakili Jauro (Yobe)
- Abba Bello Mohammed (Kano State)
- Bature Isah Gafai (Katsina)
- Danlami Zama Senchi (Kebbi)
- Mohammed Lawal Abubakar (Sokoto)
- Hassan Muslim Sule (Zamfara)
- Kenneth Ikechukwu Amadi (Imo)
- Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen (Bayelsa)
- Sybil Onyeji Gbagi (Delta)
- Olasunbo Goodluck (Lagos)
- Adebukola Banjoko (Ogun)
- Olabode Adegbehingbe (Ondo)
- Bola Samuel Ademola (Ondo)