NJC Recommends Appointment of one Head of Court and 27 other Judicial Officers

The National Judicial Council, at its 103rd meeting presided over by Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberation, recommended the underlisted names of successful candidates as head of court and other judicial officers for the Federal High Court and the Sharia Courts of Appeal of Kaduna and Kano State.

They are as follows:

  1. GRAND KADI, KADUNA STATE
    Hon. Kadi Muhammad Aminu Danjuma
  2. TWENTY-THREE (23) JUDGES, FEDERAL HIGH COURT
    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
    Hauwa Joeph Yilwa
    Amina Aliyu Mohammed
    Sharon Tanko Ishaya
    Chituru Joy Wigwe-Oreh
    Musa Kakaki
    Owoeye Alexander Oluseyi
    Abiodun Jordan Adeyemi
    Agbaje Olufunmilola Adetutu
    Salim Olasupo Ibrahim
    Dipeolu Deinde Isaac
    Ariwoola Olukayode Jnr
    Abdullahi Muhammad Dan-Ige
    Mashkur Salisu
  3. FOUR (4) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KANO STATE
    1) Muhammad Adam Kadem
    2) Salisu Muhammad Isa
    3) Isa Idris Sa’id
    4) Aliyu Muhammad Kani

All recommended candidates are expected to be sworn-in after the approval of the NJC recommendations to the President and their respective State Governors and or confirmation by their State Houses of Assembly, as the case may be.

Signed:

Soji Oye, Esq
Director, Information