The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad to President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).

It was learnt that the NJC chose Justice Muhammad ahead of the second most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, who was interviewed with Justice Muhammad.
Justice Muhammad’s choice was said to have been in furtherance of the tradition of succession by seniority.

Justice Muhammad was appointed as acting CJN following the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen who was arraigned by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for some infractions in his assets declaration forms.
Justice Onnoghen was found guilty by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), which recommended him for sack.

But the President later accepted the voluntary retirement which the former CJN tendered earlier while on suspension and before the conclusion of his trial by the CCT.

In a statement on Wednesday, NJC’s spokesman Soji Oye said the recommendation of Justice Muhammad for CJN was among many other decisions taken at the emergency meeting of the Council.
Oye said the NJC also recommended names of judges to be appointed as Chief Judges and Grand Kadis for Lagos, Sokoto, Anambra, Ebonyi, Niger, Taraba, Kano and Jigawa states.
For Lagos, the NJC recommended Justice Kazeem O. Alogba: Justice Muhammad S. Sifawa (Sokoto); Justice Ijem Onwuamaegbu (Anambra); Justice Nwaigwe A. Anselm (Ebonyi); Justice Aliyu M. Mayaki (Niger) and Justice Filibus B. Andetur (Taraba).

The NJC recommended Justice Filibus B. Andetur for appointment as the Grand Khadi, Sharia Court of Appeal, Kano and Kadi Isa Jibrin Gantsa as the Grand Khadi, Sharia Court of Appeal, Jigawa.
Oye said the newly appointed heads of courts would be sworn-in after the approval of the President and the Governors and confirmation by the Senate and state Houses of Assembly.
He said the NJC also received retirement notifications from the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court; Chief Judges of Gombe, Edo, Niger and Ebonyi states.
Oye added that the NJC also received retirement notices from the Acting Chief Judge of Kebbi State and nine other judges from the Federal High Court and High Courts of Gombe, Delta, Edo, Imo, Benue and Katsina states.

The NJC, Oye said, commended Buhari for his unequivocal position on the financial autonomy for the states’ judiciary and called on the governors to, as a matter of urgency, begin its immediate implementation.
Oye added that the NJC was of the view that the need for the governors to respect the financial autonomy of the judiciary “is not only in line with the constitutional dictates, but presently the judicial position.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/njc-to-buhari-appoint-muhammad-as-substantive-cjn/

Lol. Tanko tanko

illitrate:

Dont be upset. I took this space to avoid unnecessary quarrels and fights for FTC.

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We don enter am for this country. Thinking of relocating to Mali or Senegal very soon

NothingDoMe:
Lol

T

Space bookers well done oo

Nigerians are so chicken-livered, they was alot of uproar that Onnoghen was never going to be removed but the govt got its wish.

We will continue to suffer because we do not have the heart to press home our demands and get what is right from the govt.

From sharia court to becoming CJN, only in Nigeria.


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Everything has become so stupid in this country ever since the idiotic dullard became president. . Those stupid njc guys should stfu

Interesting

As expected

I beg whoever has Gernot Rohr's number should plead for us for him never to feature John Obi Mikel in any of our matches ever again

Nice one. Atiku and Saraki can now freely ask the former CJN for refund, since he did not hang on to deliver for Atiku as agreed.

Kundagarten:
From sharia court to becoming CJN, only in Nigeria.

He spent substantive years at the court of Appeal before moving to the supreme court. Stop misinforming the public, he did not move from Sharia Court to the Supreme court. He never even served at the Lower Sharia court, but the The Sharia court of Appeal.


1989 – 1991:- Chief Magistrate of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (2 years)

1991 – 1993: Judge at Bauchi State Sharia Court of Appeal (2 years)

1993 – 2006: Justice of the Court of Appeal (13 years)

2007 – 2019: Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (12 years)


Someone who has served for a total period of 25 years at the Court of Appeal and the Supreme court is eminently qualified to be the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

unitysheart:


No be NJC dey appoint sharia judges?

Dont mind him. So as a Judge and muslim, if he is appointed to go and adjudicate at Sharia court of Appeal, does he have a right/power to reject the appointment?

Mmm

His son is a SAN. OK I see the correlation.

masterpiece86:
Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour

iCauseTrouble:
We don enter am for this country. Thinking of relocating to Mali or Senegal very soon

safe journey

Na wah o. Na so this man make am.

agabusta:


He spent substansive years at the court of Appeal before moving to the supreme court.

This does not negate my post above.

Rubber stamp judiciary

Kundagarten:
From sharia court to becoming CJN, only in Nigeria.

No be NJC dey appoint sharia judges?

If you are still stoopid enough to think you live in a circular country then words cannot express my simpathy for you. figuratively, you are; officially you are in the Islamic Republic Of Nigeria.

Hmmmm! There was a country,things have fallen apart,the center can no longer hold. 9ja I hail thee!