In a statement on its Twitter handle and signed by the council’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, on Friday, it made the recommendati
Justices Dije Aboki, Daniel Okungbowa and Matilda Ayemieye were nominated as the Chief Judges for the Kano, Edo and Bayelsa States High Courts respectively.
Also, Justice Catherine Ojugbana-Orishedere was nominated for the position of the President of the Customary Court of Appeal in Delta State while three justices; Lilian Terseer-Tsumba, Patrick Oche, and Ukande Peter were recommended as judges for Benue State High Court. For Delta State High Court, five persons namely; Ukande Mvendaga Peter, Adolor Sunny Onorieukuhakpo, Samuel Ifeanyi Okeleke, and Umuko Aboyowa Godwin were nominated, while the eight nominated for Edo State High Court were Ovenseri Otamere, Obayuwana Osarenren Mathias, Edoghogho Eboigbe, Ojo Maureen Osa, Bright Eraze Oniha, Ehinon Anthony Okoh, Godwin Jeff Okundamiya, and Osayande Ikwuemosi Awawu.
The four justices recommended for Katsina State High Court are Nuradeen Abdulmumeen, Halima Lawal Bagiwa, Abdullahi Bara’u Faskari, and Sanusi Ma’aruf Aminu, while Iortyer Vihilun Fidelis, Gbakeji Michael Emakpor, Uraih Tracy Patricia Ifeanyi, and Sofowora Oriyomi Abiodun were nominated for the Customary Courts Of Appeal in Benue, Delta and Ogun States respectively.All rights reserved.
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