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:
- GRAND KADI, KADUNA STATE
Hon. Kadi Muhammad Aminu Danjuma - 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 - 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