FULL LIST: 22 Justices Nominated for Elevation to Supreme Court
A list of 22 justices of the Court of Appeal nominated by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) for elevation to the Supreme Court has been sent to the National Judicial Council (NJC)
The names of the nominees, who hail from various regions in the country, were revealed in an FJSC document on Thursday.
The North-Central and South-East regions have six nominees, while the South-West and South-South regions have two nominees each. The North-East has two nominees. The development is coming after the retirement of Justice Amina Augie, which left the Supreme Court with only 11 serving justices.
Justice Amina had retired from the bench, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 and further decreased the number of justices at the apex court to 11.
Below is the list of the nominated justices revealed.
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-lheme (Imo State)-Reserve
SOUTH SOUTH
* Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)-Priority
* 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)-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
* 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
