NJC recommends appointment of Sixty-four (64) Judicial Officers
The National Judicial Council, at its 96th Meeting of 14 and 15 December 2021 considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberation, Council recommended the under-listed names of Sixty-four successful candidates to their various State Governors for appointment.
They are as follows:
1. CHIEF JUDGE, ENUGU STATE
i) Hon. Justice Ozoemena Raymond Afojulu
2. CHIEF JUDGE, ADAMAWA STATE
Hon. Justice Nathan Musa
3. GRAND KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, NIGER STATE
Hon. Kadi Abubakar Musa Mohammed Kigera
4. GRAND KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, ADAMAWA STATE
Hon. Kadi Usman Aliyu Girei
5. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OSUN STATE
i) Hon. Justice Shiyanbola Raheem Akanbi
6. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, CROSS RIVER STATE
i) Hon. Justice Eneji Maurice Odey
7. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, ADAMAWA STATE
i) Hon. Justice Wajilda Peter
8. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, ABIA STATE
i) Hon. Justice O. I. Nwamoh
9. PRESIDENT, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, PLATEAU STATE
i) Hon. Justice Blessing Lyop Dalyop
10. FIVE (5) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, SOKOTO STATE
i) Sanusi Shehu
ii) Mu’awiya Dahiru Mahmud
iii) Abubakar Abubakar Zaki
iv) Mohammad Aliyu Sambo
v) Maryam Muhammad
11. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, NASARAWA STATE
i) Isa Ebini Kana
ii) Ali Tari Changbo
iii) Abdullahi Hassan Shams Shama
iv) Solomon Wayidna Ayenajeh
12. TWO (2) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, OGUN STATE
i) Adeyemi Adekunle Adewole
ii) Bello Safrat Titilayo
13. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, BAYELSA STATE
i) Lockie James Benimo
ii) Zuofa Ama Patience
iii) Simon Warikiyei Amaduobogha
iv) Christine Irigha Kombo-Enegesi
14. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, CROSS RIVER STATE
i) Daniel Ofre Kulo
Rita Otu Marshall
Odibu Emmanuel Ekaya
iv) Obin Blessing Egwu
15. FOURTEEN (14) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, LAGOS STATE
Okunuga Olubusola Adeyemi
Adeyemi Adenrera Olayinka
Oshin Olufolake Olufolasade, Esq.
Odusanya Oluwatoyin Atinuke
Martins Olumuyiwa Oluseun
Ariyike Mutiat Ipaye-Nwachukwu
Babatunde Oladepo Kalaro
Awope Omolade Jadesola
Akinkunmi Olusegun Idowu
Oresanya Olalekan Ayodeji
Oshodi Mujibat Iyabode
Ijelu Ismail Olalekan
Balogun Mosunmola Muyibat
Mathias Oluwole Dawodu
16. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, RIVERS STATE
i) Popnen Sylvester Sunday
ii) Daketima Gabriel Kio
iii) Nsirim Chinwe Amanda
iv) Chinelo Chidubem Odili
17. FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, EKITI STATE
i) Apuabi Johnson Ariyibi
ii) Blessing Oluwabukola Ajileye
iii) Olalekan Olayinka Olatawura
iv) Oyinkansola Olumayowa Oluboyede
18. TWO (2) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, SOKOTO STATE
i) Buhari Yahaya
ii) Umar Jibril Kebbe
19. ONE (1) KADI, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KATSINA
i) Kabir Hamisu Bello
20. THREE (3) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, JIGAWA STATE
i) Bara’u Bashir Musa
ii) Ahmad Muhammadu Lamin
iii) Nasiru Abubakar Zargina
21. ONE (1) JUDGE, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, EBONYI
i) Awada Paul Mgbada
22. THREE (3) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OGUN STATE
i) Olukemi Folasade Osisanya
ii) Odugbesan Idowu Adebiyi
iii) Akinsinde Oluwasina Philip
23. FOUR (4) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, CROSS RIVER STATE
i) Obo Agbor Anthony
ii) Ititim Felix Igobi
iii) Eunice Oshim Dada
iv) Ankpor Jeremiah Arong
All recommended candidates are expected to be sworn-in after approval of the NJC recommendations the respective State Governors and the respective State Houses of Assembly, as the case may be.
Soji Oye, Esq
Director, Information
