CJN To Swear In 12 High Court Judges, Wed

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 12 judges into the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday.

This information was contained in a statement by the Director of Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Main Courtroom of the apex court by 10.am on Wednesday.

Among the 12 judges to be sworn in is the CJN’s daughter-in-law, Ariwoola Oluwakemi Victoria (Oyo State).

Others include Ademuyiwa Olakunle Oyeyipo (Kwara State); Bamodu Odunayo Olutomi (Lagos State); Iheabunike Anumaenwe Godwin (Imo State); Odo Celestine Obinna (Enugu State), and Hauwa Lawal Gummi (Zamfara State).

The list also includes Sarah Benjamin Inesu Avoh (Bayelsa State); Maryam Iye Yusuf (Kogi State); Buetnaan Mandy Bassi (Plateau State), and Lesley Nkesi Belema Wike (Rivers State); Ibrahim Tanko Munirat (Bauchi State) and Abdulrahman Usman (Taraba State)

Recall that on May 17, 2024, the National Judicial Council recommended a total of 86 judicial officers for appointment into federal and state courts across the country.

The recommendations were made by the council’s Interview Committee on Appointment of Judicial Officers of all Superior Courts of Record in Nigeria, during the NJC’s 105th plenary meeting held between May 15 and 16, 2024.

This was revealed in a statement issued by the council’s Director of Information, Soji Oye.