Judges spoil for a fight against Tinubu – Report
A report has claimed that some judges are unhappy with President Bola Tinubu over his appointment of Supreme Court judges.
The judges believe the appointment was heavily politicized. According to Vanguard, a senior judge told the newspaper that “never” has appointment of Supreme Court justices been so politicized.
One of such appointments was that of the son of a former chief justice, whom the President picked over his seniors.
The fellow, as it was said, did not make the shortlist. But, he surprisingly made the final lists released by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) last Thursday.
The critics also faulted why an acclaimed brilliant judge from the South-South was “penciled to be in reserve list.”
The report also said the critics complained about the exclusion of Justice AB Gumel from the list of appointees. Gumel, as it was said, was top on the list of candidates from the North-West zone.
The names of the nominees are reproduced below:
SOUTH-EAST
- Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)-Priority
1A.Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) -Reserve
- Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State)-Priority
2A. Hon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State)- Reserve
- Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State)-Priority
3A. Hon Justice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State)-Reserve
SOUTH-SOUTH
- Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)-Priority
1A. Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State)-Reserve
SOUTH-WEST
- Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State)-Priority
1A. Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State)-Reserve
NORTH-CENTRAL
- Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State)-Priority
1A. Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau)-Reserve
- Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State)-Priority
2A. Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) -Reserve
- Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State)-Priority
3A. Hon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State)-Reserve
NORTH-EAST
- Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State)-Priority
1A. Hon Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)
NORTH-WEST
- Hon Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State)-Priority
1A. Hon Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) -Reserve
- Hon Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State)-Priority
2A. Hon Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State)-Reserve
