The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 23 nominees for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court (FHC) of Nigeria. The list of nominees includes Kayode Ariwoola Jnr, the son of Chief Justice Kayode Ariwoola. The NJC made the recommendation at its 103rd meeting, presided over by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, in Abuja.
The recommended nominees for the Federal High Court judgeship positions are Ekerete Udofot Akpan, Hussaini Dadan-Garba, Egbe Raphael Joshua, Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa, Aishatu Auta Ibrahim, Ogazi Friday Nkemakonam, Ogundare Kehinde Olayiwola, Onah Chigozie Sergius, Hauwa Buhari, Ibrahim Ahmad Kala, and Hauwa Joeph Yilwa. Others on the list are Dipeolu Deinde Isaac, Abdullahi Muhammad Dan-Ige, Mashkur Salisu, Amina Aliyu Mohammed, Sharon Tanko Ishaya, Chituru Joy Wigwe-Oreh, Musa Kakaki, Owoeye Alexander Oluseyi, Abiodun Jordan Adeyemi, Agbaje Olufunmilola Adetutu, and Salim Olasupo Ibrahim.
In addition to the nominees for the Federal High Court, the NJC also recommended the appointment of one Kadi for Kaduna State and four other Kadis for the Kano State Sharia Court of Appeal. Kadi Muhammad Aminu Danjuma is set to be appointed as Grand Kadi for Kaduna State, while Muhammad Adam Kadem, Salisu Muhammad Isa, Isa Idris Sa’id, and Aliyu Muhammad Kani are recommended for the position of Kadis for the Kano State Sharia courts.
The nominees will be sworn in after the NJC’s recommendations are approved by the President and their respective State Governors, and confirmed by their State Houses of Assembly.
