Newly sworn in Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Akon Ikpeme in a handshake with Governor Ben Ayade.
Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday again rejected the letter from the National Judicial Council requesting the confirmation of Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of the state.
The governor had, in a letter dated May 29, 2020 and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Tina Agbor, urged the House to treat the attached letter from the NJC with “urgency and ensure that there is no vacuum created in the judiciary.” The House did not debate the matter further, and through a voice vote, rejected NJC’s request again, settling for Justice Maurice Eneji, whose tenure as Acting Chief Judge ended on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. He became acting chief judge on March 2, 2020.
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