President Bola Tinubu has submitted a list of 11 nominees for the position of Supreme Court justices to the Nigerian Senate, to fill in vacancies within the apex court in an executive communication read on the floor of Senate, Wednesday.
The announcement came following the 104th meeting of the council in Abuja on Wednesday, where the recommendation was officially made.
This follows the earlier nomination of 22 Appeal Court justices by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) to elevate to the Supreme Court, with their names forwarded to the National Judicial Council (NJC) on November 19th.
The nominated justices include Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey, OFR; Hon. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa; Hon. Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme; Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani; Hon. Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein; Hon. Justice Obande Festus Ogbuinya.
Others are: Hon. Justice Stephen Jonah Adah; Hon. Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru; Hon. Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur; Hon. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar; and Hon. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris.
Should the Senate confirm these nominees, the Supreme Court would attain its full constitutional strength of 21 justices.
