16th November, 2023
By Akin Kuponiyi
Twenty-two justices of the Court of Appeal have been nominated by the Federal Judicial Service Commission, FJSC, to the National Judicial Council, NJC, for elevation to the Supreme Court.
The judges were nominated across the six geographical zones of the country to fill existing vacancies at the Supreme Court.
The full list of the nominees:
SOUTH EAST
1 Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)-Priority 1A. Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) -Reserve
2 Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State)-Priority
2A Hon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State)- Reserve
3 Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State)-Priority
3A Hon Justice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State)-Reserve
(2) SOUTH SOUTH
1 Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)-Priority
1A Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State)-Reserve
(3) SOUTH WEST
1 Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State)-Priority
1A Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State)-Reserve
(4) NORTH CENTRAL
1 Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State)-Priority
1A Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau)-Reserve
2 Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State)-Priority
2A Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) -Reserve
3 Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State)-Priority
3A Hon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State)-Reserve
(5) NORTH EAST
1. Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State)-Priority
1A Hon Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)
(6) NORTH WEST
1A. Hon Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State)-Priority
1. Hon Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) -Reserve
2. Hon Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State)-Priority
2A Hon Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State)-Reserve