NJC Recommendation: Justice Reform Project Challenges Shortlist, Asks Court To Restrain Buhari
A group of like-minded senior lawyers under the aegis of ‘The Justice Reform Project’, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari from appointing as judges, 21 persons recently recommended to him by the National Judicial Council, NJC.
JRP, was set up in February 2019 with membership cutting across senior and junior lawyers. It consists of not less than 20 Senior Advocates of Nigeria with members including Kayode Sofola, Tani Molajo, Funke Adekoya, Femi Atoyebi, and Yemi Candide-Johnson.Apart from the President, JRP has listed the NJC, the Judicial Service Committee of the FCT, the Attorney General of the Federation, and the 21 nominated persons as defendants in the suit.
The group is seeking a declaration of the court that the 5th to 25th Defendants are not suitable persons for appointment as judges,
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