NJC recommends appointment of 93 judicial officers as Judges, heads of courts

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 93 judicial officers as judges and heads of courts across the country.

This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the NJC spokesman, Soji Oye. He said the decision was taken at the Council’s 100th meeting which was held between January 18 and 19.

The list of candidates was presented by the NJC interview committee at the meeting, and at the end of deliberations, the candidates were recommended.

“All recommended candidates are expected to be sworn in after approval of the NJC recommendations to their respective State Governors and the respective State Houses of Assembly, as the case may be,” the statement partly read.

The recommended judicial officers are listed as follows:

1. CHIEF JUDGE, KADUNA STATE
   Hon. Justice Muhammad Tukur Mu’azu Aliyu
2. CHIEF JUDGE, KOGI STATE
   Hon. Justice Majebi Josiah Joe
3. CHIEF JUDGE, ONDO STATE
   Hon. Justice Odusola Aiyedun Olusegun
4. CHIEF JUDGE, GOMBE STATE
   Hon. Justice Halima Sa’addiya Mohammed
5. CHIEF JUDGE, ABIA STATE
   Hon. Justice Lilian Abai
6. GRAND KADI, KWARA STATE
   Hon. Justice Abdulateef Kamaldeen
7. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, FCT, ABUJA
   Hon. Justice Stanley Adekunle Lawal
8. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, EKITI STATE
   Hon. Justice Monisola Oluwatoyin Abodunde
9. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, EBONYI STATE
   Hon. Justice Uhuo Patrick Uchenna
10. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, ONDO STATE
    i) Akinbinu Sylvester Femi
    ii) Leonard Boyede Ologun
    iii) Bolatito Florence Ajibade
    iv) Akinwumi Bankole Jacob
11. THREE (3) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, EKITI STATE
    i) Lawrence Babatope Ojo
    ii) Adegboye Rotimi Adesoji
    iii) Ogundele Olufolakemi Olufunke
12. FIVE (5) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, BORNO STATE
    i) Amina Mustapha Ibrahim
    ii) Mohammed Maina
    iii) Hafsatu Isah Bappah
    iv) Bukar Malgwi Umar
    v) Mallam Buna Makinta
13. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, ANAMBRA STATE
    i) Etomike Innocent Ndigwe
    ii) Tagbo Chinwuba Anieto
14. FIVE (5) JUDGES, HIGH COURT SOKOTO STATE
    i) Bashar Ibrahim
    ii) Fatima Ahmadu Suka
    iii) Abubakar Adamu
    iv) Kabiru Muhammad
    v) Amina Modi Yabo
15. TWO (2) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, SOKOTO STATE
    i) Idris Adamu
    ii) Mustapha Abdullahi Ahmad
16. EIGHT (8) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OGUN STATE
    i) Oluwafunke Omolara Odubanjo
    ii) Adelaja Adeola Ireti
    iii) Basirat Bolanle Adebowale
    iv) Adebayo Bamidele Adedapo
    v) Ayodele Adebayo Omoniyi
    vi) Sunday Olufemi Adeniyi
    vii) Awofeso Ireti-Olu Babatunde
    viii) Abimola Christopher Shokunbi
17. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT BAYELSA STATE
    i) Charlie Ebiyon Duke
    ii) Ekadi Amadise Michael
18. SIX (6) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, EBONYI STATE
    i) Esther Awo Ota
    ii) Ukeni Ogoke Stella Ejituruchi
    iii) Ruth Obaji Okeh
    iv) Blessing Ibeabuchi Chukwu
    v) Christopher Ofoke Mbam
    vi) Francis-Abba Solange Amaka
19. SIX (6) JUDGES, NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA
    i) Buhari Sani
    ii) Damachi-Onugba Agede Joyce
    iii) Hassan Muhammed Yakubu
    iv) Sandra Audu Yelwa
    v) Subilim Emmanuel Danjuma
    vi) Muhammad Adamu Hamza
20. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, CROSS RIVERS STATE
    i) Okokon Edem Nyong
    ii) Amajama Jacob Eneji
21. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, ADAMAWA STATE
    i) Christopher Dominic Mapeo
    ii) Ahmed Isa
    iii) Mohammed Ibrahim Tola
    iv) Benjamin Lawan Manji
22. ONE (1) KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, ADAMAWA STATE
    i) Isa Yusuf khalid
23. ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, ADAMAWA STATE
    i) Adabala Nicholas
24. FIVE (5) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, RIVERS STATE
    i) Asivosuo Maccarthy Oriye
    ii) Omonigho Nwibani
    iii) Comfort Ifikmotu- Awaji Adangor
    iv) Prince Chika Mini
    v) Beauty Ihuoma Emmanuel-Okere
25. TWO (2) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, RIVERS STATE
    i) Odiki Daniel- Kalio
    ii) Tetenwi Ngeli Elerabari
26. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT ZAMFARA STATE
    i) Abdullahi Muhammad Gusau
    ii) Umar Adulnasir
    iii) Saad Garba Gurbin-Bore
    iv) Muntaka Ahmad Ya’akubu
27. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, OSUN STATE
    i) Lasisi Muhammmed Adebayo
    ii) Awe Micheal Oludare
    iii) Fatimah Adejoke Sodamade
    iv) Owolawi Joseph Olukunle
28. ONE (1) JUDGE, HIGH COURT, YOBE STATE
    i) Adamu Mohammed Jajere
29. ONE KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, YOBE STATE
    i) Kasim Mohammed Kasim
30. SEVEN (7) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, KADUNA STATE
    i) Yakubu Bodamasi
    ii) Abdullahi Isiaka
    iii) Buhari Mohammed Balarabe
    iv) Bashir Shitu Yusuf
    v) Nana Fatima Mohammed
    vi) John Aku Ambi
    vii) Joyce Asabe Akaa’ahs
31. FIVE (5) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KADUNA STATE
    i) Aminu Ahmad Jumare
    ii) Nuhu Mahmud
    iii) Murtala Nasir
    iv) Abdulrahman Ibrahim
    iv) Mahdi Muhammad Suraj
32. THREE (3) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, KADUNA STATE
    i) Dorothy Sim Inwulale
    ii) Atung Dorcaas Tabitta
    iii) Yusuf Yakubu
33. ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, PLATEAU STATE
    i) Jettei T. Pekun