The National Judicial Council has recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari, and the Governors of Rivers, Nasarawa, Kogi, Jigawa, Ebonyi and Delta States 26 successful candidates for appointment as Justices of Court of Appeal and Heads of Court in Nigeria.
All recommended candidates are expected to be sworn-in after approval by the President, Muhammadu Buhari and their respective State Governors and confirmation by the National Assembly and the respective States Houses of Assembly.
Also, the NJC deliberated on Reports of 24 petitions written against 29 Judges presented by its Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committee and decided to empanel an investigation Committee against one Judge and issued warning letters against 2 Judges of the Federal and State High Courts.
It also resolved to set up a Medical Board to ascertain the health status of one Judge.
The Council decided to issue a warning letters to Justices Mufutau Olokoba and M. A. Savage of the Lagos State High Court.
Justice Olokoba was reprimanded and also put on the watch list of the Council for his failure to deliver judgement within the Constitutional period of 90 days and Justice Savage was reprimanded for not being in charge of his Court.
The remaining petitions were summarily dismissed for obvious and manifest lack of merit, being subjudice, overtaken by events or that such petitions were matters for appeal.
Below is a list of Judges and Judges recommended for appointment
1. JUSTICES, COURT OF APPEAL
i) Justice Bature Isah Gafai
ii) Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo
iii)Justice Waziri Abdul-Azeez
iv) Justice Yusuf Alhaji Bashir
v) Justice Usman A. Musal
vi)Justice Jauro Ibrahim Wakili
vii)Justice Abba Bello
Mohammed
viii) Grand Khadi Mohammed Danjuma
ix)Justice Danlami Zama Senchi
x) Justice Mohammed Lawal Abubakar
xi) Justice Hassan Muslim Sule
xii) Hon. Justice Amadi Kenneth Ikechukwu
xiii) Justice Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen
xiv)Justice Sybil Onyeji Nwaka Gbagi
xv) Justice Olasumbo Olanrewaju Goodluck
xvi) Justice Banjoko Adebukunola Adeoti Ibironke
xvii) Hon. Justice Olabode Abimbola Adegbehingbe
xviii) Justice Bola Samuel Ademola
CHIEF JUDGE, FCT, ABUJA
i) Justice Salisu Garba Abdullahi
CHIEF JUDGE, RIVERS STATE
Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi
CHIEF JUDGE, NASARAWA STATE
Justice Aisha Bashir Aliyu
CHIEF JUDGE, KOGI STATE
Justice Sunday Omeiza Otu
CHIEF JUDGE, JIGAWA STATE
Justice Umar Maigari Sadiq
7. CHIEF JUDGE, EBONYI
STATE
Justice Ngene Anagu Elvis
CHIEF JUDGE, DELTA STATE
i) Justice Theresa T. Obiajulu Diai
PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, DELTA STATE
i)Justice Patience Onuwa Elumeze
