The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted a 10-man committee to develop strategies that would ensure continuous courts sitting during the lockdown and fight against Covid-19 persists. COVID19 Judiciary Nigeria
The decision was reached at the 91st meeting of the Council under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Nigeria , Justice I. T. Muhammad. Headed by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, other members of the committee include Justices M. B. Dongban-Mensem; J. T. Tsoho; B. B. Kanyip; Ishaq Bello; Kashim Zannah and O. A. Ojo.
The committee is to, among other terms of reference, initiate guidelines or template for court sitting despite COVID-19 pandemic, explore possible areas of collaboration between the judiciary and the office of the Attorney General of the Federation , stakeholders in the justice sector and decide on any other measures that the committee might deem fit in realising the set objectives.
While Justice Abosi was axed following the falsification of his date of birth from 1950 to 1958, Justice Liman was sanctioned following his failure to deliver judgment in suit No BA/100/2010 between Abubakar Isa and Sheik Tahir Usman Bauchi within the three months period stipulated by law. It added that Justice Abosi was supposed to have retired in November 2015 when he clocked the mandatory retirement age of 65 years.
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