Buhari approves appointment of acting FCT Chief Judge

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf as the acting Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.

The approval followed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.

The Director of Information, Soji Oye, confirmed the development in a statement released today.

The statement noted that “The acting appointment takes effect from 1 August 2021.

“Hon Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf will be sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR, on Monday, August 16, 2021, by 10am at the Supreme Court of Nigeria,”the statement added.