NJC recommends appointment of 21 state judges

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 21 judges for appointment as chief judges and judicial officers in various states. They include judges of the conventional courts and Sharia courts.

The announcement was made on Friday in a statement by the NJC spokesperson, Soji Oye. The appointments are subject to co formation of the president or governors of respective states.

The statement announcing the appointment reads:

The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Mr. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON, at its 86th Meeting, which was held on 8th and 9th May, 2018, recommended the under-listed names of twenty-one (21) successful candidates as Heads of Courts and Judicial Officers for the Federal/State High Courts and the Code of Conduct Tribunal:

1. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, KEBBI STATE
2. i) Hon. Mr. Justice Elizabeth A. Karatu
3. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE, KATSINA STATE
4. i) Hon. Mr. Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar
5. APPOINTMENT OF GRAND KADI KATSINA STATE
6. i) Hon. Kadi Alhafiz Mikail Abubakar
7. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, FCT
8. i) Hon. Mr. Justice Abbazih Musa Abubakar Saddeeq
9. APPOINTMENT OF TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, NIGER STATE
10. i) Bilikisu Gambo Yusuf
11. ii) Ishaku Usman
12. APPOINTMENT OF THREE (3) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, BORNO STATE
13. i) Musa Mustapha
14. ii) Baba Gani Karumi

iii) Waziri Alhaji Abubakar

7. APPOINTMENT OF THREE (3) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, KOGI STATE
8. i) Husaini Alhasan Saidu
9. ii) Zubayr Saliu

iii) Ruth Alolo Alfa

8. APPOINTMENT OF TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, GOMBE STATE
9. i) Muhammad Haruna
10. ii) Fatima Musa
11. APPOINTMENT OF TWO (2) KADIS SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, GOMBE STATE
12. i) Muhammad Inuwa Gombe
13. ii) Hadi Aminu
14. APPOINTMENT OF FOUR (4) KADIS SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, GOMBE STATE
15. i) Ahmad Muhammad Gidado
16. ii) Mustapha Lalloki

iii) Dalha Bashir Ahmad

1. iv) Atiku Muhammad Bello
2. APPOINTMENT OF ONE (1) MEMBER, CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL
3. i) Julie Abieyuwa Anabor

The newly appointed candidates will be sworn-in after the approval of the President and their respective State Governors as the case may be.

Soji Oye

Director, Information.