The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has sworn in 18 Justices of the Court of Appeal.
The CJN’s spokesperson, Ahuraka Isah, had announced in a statement on Sunday that the inauguration would take place at the “main court room of the Supreme Court of Nigeria” in Abuja on Monday.
The new justices of the Court of Appeal are Mohammed Danjuma (Niger State), Muhammad Sirajo (Plateau), Abdul-Azeez Waziri (Adamawa), Yusuf Bashir (Taraba), Usman Musale (Yobe), Ibrahim Jauro (Yobe), Abba Mohammed (Kano State), Bature Gafai (Katsina), Danlami Senchi (Kebbi), and Mohammed Abubakar (Sokoto).
Others are Hassan Sule (Zamfara), Kenneth Amadi (Imo), Peter Affen (Bayelsa), Sybil Gbagi (Delta), Olasunbo Goodluck (Lagos), Adebukola Banjoko (Ogun), Olabode Adegbehingbe (Ondo), and Bola Ademola (Ondo).
Recall that the inauguration was earlier scheduled to take place in April but was postponed due to the nationwide strike of the members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).
President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of the judges following their recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC).