Full list: NJC recommends appointment of 23 judges to President Tinubu

• The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 23 judicial officers for the Federal High Court to President Bola Tinubu
• The recommendations were made at the council’s 103rd meeting, chaired by Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola
• Additionally, the NJC recommended two Grand Kadis to the Governor of Kaduna state and four Kadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal to the Governor of Kano state

FCT, Abuja – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 23 judicial officers for the Federal High Court to President Bola Tinubu.

This was disclosed in a statement released by the NJC on Friday, July 14.

Legit.ng gathers that the judges’ recommendations were made at the council’s 103rd meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, who doubles as the chairman of the NJC.

List of 23 judges recommended for Federal High Court

1. Ekerete Udofot Akpan
2. Hussaini Dadan-Garba
3. Egbe Raphael Joshua
4. Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa
5. Aishatu Auta Ibrahim
6. Ogazi Friday Nkemakonam
7. Ogundare Kehinde Olayiwola
8. Onah Chigozie Sergius
9. Hauwa Buhari
10. Ibrahim Ahmad Kala
11. Hauwa Joeph Yilwa
12. Amina Aliyu Mohammed
13. Sharon Tanko Ishaya
14. Chituru Joy Wigwe-Oreh
15. Musa Kakaki
16. Owoeye Alexander Oluseyi
17. Abiodun Jordan Adeyemi
18. Agbaje Olufunmilola Adetutu
19. Salim Olasupo Ibrahim
20. Dipeolu Deinde Isaac
21. Ariwoola Olukayode Jnr
22. Abdullahi Muhammad Dan-Ige
23. Mashkur Salisu

Grand Kadis recommended to Kano, Kaduna governors

Meanwhile, the NJC also recommended two Grand Kadis to Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state.

The council recommended four Kadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal for appointment to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state.

Grand Kadi, Kaduna state

1. Kadi Muhammad Aminu Danjuma

Four Kadis, Sharia Court of Appeal, Kano state

1. Muhammad Adam Kadem
2. Salisu Muhammad Isa
3. Isa Idris Sa’id
4. Aliyu Muhammad Kani

According to the NJC, the recommended candidates will be sworn in after the approval of President Tinubu and the state governors and or confirmation by their State Houses of Assembly.

President Tinubu gives Gbajabiamila, others new appointments

In another report, President Bola Tinubu has appointed his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to head a special committee tasked with replacing dissolved federal government board appointments.

The committee constituted by the president has the duty of creating selection and nomination modalities in line with the law governing the requirements and qualifications expected of appointees in the affected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

President Tinubu tasked the Gbajabiamila-led committee to be thorough in understanding the agencies whose Establishment Act mandates federal character representation or specified educational and technical expertise.

Source: Legit.ng