The president's refusal to confirm her substantively for the position of appeal court president has been criticised by many Nigerians who allege that it is
Some constitutional lawyers have said President Muhammadu Buhari’s reason for the delay in confirmation of Monica Dongban-Mensem as the President of the Court of Appeal is baseless.reported how the presidency claimed the confirmation was stalled because relevant security agencies are yet to conclude her screening.
Mr Buhari had approved that Mrs Dongban-Mensem continues in her position in acting capacity for another three months despite theThe president’s refusal to confirm her substantively for the position of appeal court president has been criticised by many Nigerians who allege that it is one of the nepotistic moves of Mr Buhari.
Human rights advocate and senior lawyer, Femi Falana, noted that all clearances have been done before the NJC recommendation of Mrs Dongban-Mensem. “The moment the NJC has cleared the acting president of the court of appeal and forwarded her name to the president, all issues relating to her eligibility were settled. It does not lie in the mouth of the security agencies to say she is qualified to be the president of the court of appeal or not,” Mr Effiong added.
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