The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of the Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem.
The request was contained in a letter read on the floor during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
The letter from the President reads: “Pursuant to Section 238 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , I write to request for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Honourable Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the President of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria. “It is my hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominee in the usual expeditious manner.”
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