November 16, (THEWILL) – The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), has nominated 22 justices of the Court of Appeal for elevation to the Supreme Court.
The names of the nominees forwarded to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for consideration, were disclosed to newsmen on Thursday.
The nominees are shown below according to regional distribution:
SOUTH EAST:
1. Hon. Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State) – Priority
2. Hon. Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) – Reserve
3. Hon. Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State) – Priority
4. Hon. Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State) – Reserve
5. Hon. Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State) – Priority
6. Hon. Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme (Imo State) – Reserve
SOUTH SOUTH:
7. Hon. Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State) – Priority
8. Hon. Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State) – Reserve
SOUTH WEST:
9. Hon. Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State) – Priority
10. Hon. Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State) – Reserve
NORTH CENTRAL:
11. Hon. Jummai Sankey (Plateau State) – Priority
12. Hon. Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau) – Reserve
13. Hon. Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State) – Priority
14. Hon. Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) – Reserve
15. Hon. Justice Baba Idris (Niger State) – Priority
16. Hon. Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State) – Reserve
NORTH EAST:
17. Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State) – Priority
18. Hon. Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)
NORTH WEST:
19. Hon. Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State) – Priority
20. Hon. Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) – Reserve
21. Hon. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State) – Priority
22. Hon. Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State) – Reserve
