NJC Approves Appointment Of 33 Judicial Officers

A total of 33 heads of courts in 11 states of the federation was on Thursday approved by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

The NJC in a statement said it had sent the list of successful candidates to the various state governors for further action.

According to the statement, the decision to send the list of judicial officers to the various governors was made at its meeting on December 17 and 18.

Some of the states for which new chief judges were approved are Anambra, Kebbi and Cross River.

Below is a full list statement by the NJC from its spokesperson.

19TH DECEMBER, 2019

• 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 17th and 18th 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:

1. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, ANAMBRA STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Hon. Justice Onochie Manasseh Anyachebelu

2. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, KEBBI STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Hon. Justice Mohammed Suleiman Ambursa

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

i) Hon. Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme

4. APPOINTMENT OF GRAND KADI, ZAMFARA STATE SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL

i) Hon. Kadi Umaru Muhammad Gusau

5. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE

i) Hon. Justice Mobolaji Ayodele Ojo

6. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OSUN STATE

i) Hon. Justice Foluke Eunice Awolalu

7. 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

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

i) Olufunmilayo O. Stanley

ii) Olukemi Olusola Yetunde Oresanya

9. 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

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

i) Aminu Garba Sifawa

ii) Mohammed Mohammed

iii) Raliya Uthman Muhammad

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

i) Obafemi Makanju Fasanmi

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

i) Salisu Alhassan Majidadi

ii) Binta Bawa

iii) Danladi Ahmad

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

i) Bello Khalid Jega

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

i) Amadi Ericonda

15. APPOINTMENT OF THREE (3) JUDGES, OGUN STATE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

i) Michael Kolawole Peters

ii) Anthony Olusesan Araba

iii) Adebisi Olusola Femi-Segun

16. 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.

Soji Oye, Esq

Director, Information