NJC Reveals They Are Not Aware Of Shortlist Of 22 Justices For Supreme Court’

The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has created a shortlist of 22 justices for the Nigerian Supreme Court bench, however the National Judicial Council (NJC) has stated that it is unaware of this list.

Barrister Soji Oye, the Director of Information for NJC, stated that he is unaware of the nomination.

According to reports, the FJSC sent a list of 22 justices from the Court of Appeal to the NJC for possible elevation to the highest court.

The FJSC list, which was made public on Thursday, revealed the regional distribution of the nominees: North-West has four nominees, South-Central and South-East have six apiece, and North-East, South-West, and South-South have two each.

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This declaration came after it was revealed in September 2023 that there were only 10 justices on the Supreme Court instead of the 21 that the Constitution called for.

The list of justices nominated is as follows:

SOUTH EAST

Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)—Priority

Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State)—Reserve

Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State)-Priority

Hon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State)—Reserve

Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State)—Priority

Hon Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme (Imo State)—Reserve

SOUTH-SOUTH:

Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)—Priority

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Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State)–Reserve

SOUTH WEST:

Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State)—Priority

Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State)—Reserve

NORTH CENTRAL:

Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State)—Priority

Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau State)—Reserve

Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State)—Priority

Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State)—Reserve

Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State)—Priority

Hon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State)—Reserve

NORTH EAST:

Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State)—Priority

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Hon Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)

NORTH WEST:

Hon Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State)—Priority

Hon Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State)—Reserve

Hon Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State)—Priority

Hon Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State)—Reserve

The NJC Director of Information declined to confirm the nomination, even though he did not explicitly reject it. His reasoning was that his office had not been notified of the proposal.

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