Buhari Nigeria’s President has approved the appointment of Justices Ejembi Eko and Amina Augie to the Supreme Court bench.
Acting Director, Information, Mr. Soji Oye, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.The appointment followed NJC’s earlier recommendation of the two candidates to the President. According to Oye, the two Justices who are formerly of the
Court of Appeal will be sworn in on Monday by the outgoing Chief Justice
of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, who retires on November 10. The appointment will bring the number of the Justices of the apex court to 15 by the time the CJN retires on Thursday. The statement read in part, “The two Honourable Justices will be
sworn-in by the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the
National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Mahmud Mohammed, GCON, on Monday
7th November, 2016 at 2.00 pm in the Supreme Court of Nigeria.”
Acting Director, Information, Mr. Soji Oye, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.The appointment followed NJC’s earlier recommendation of the two candidates to the President. According to Oye, the two Justices who are formerly of the
Court of Appeal will be sworn in on Monday by the outgoing Chief Justice
of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, who retires on November 10. The appointment will bring the number of the Justices of the apex court to 15 by the time the CJN retires on Thursday. The statement read in part, “The two Honourable Justices will be
sworn-in by the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the
National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Mahmud Mohammed, GCON, on Monday
7th November, 2016 at 2.00 pm in the Supreme Court of Nigeria.”
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