The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced the appointment of nine new judges to the court.
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, appointed the judges following the approval of the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
In a press statement by the Assistant Director of Information of the court, Catherine Christopher, it said the appointments are separate from the pending exercise for the appointment of the fifteen (15) judges earlier approved and that the exercise for the consideration of candidates for possible appointment to the bench of the Federal High Court concerning some states will commence soon. The states include Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Gombe, Ogun, and Oyo.
She added that in line with the National Judicial Council (NJC) Guidelines and Procedural Rules for Appointment of Judicial Officers of Superior Courts, the Chief Judge, therefore, “invites Your Lordships, the Hon. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the President of the Nigerian Bar Association to kindly nominate suitably qualified persons from the aforementioned states for appointment to the Federal High Court Bench.”
All recommendations are to reach the chambers of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court before March 28, 2023.
