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From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, will, today, administer the Oath of Office to 11 appointed justices that will, for the first time, fulfil the constitutional requirements of 21 justices on the bench of the apex court.
The Senate had, on December 21, 2023, confirmed their appointment as required by law.
The National Judicial Council (NJC) had, last December, recommended the 11 justices of the Court of Appeal to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as Supreme Court justices.
Those to be sworn in include Haruna Tsammani (North East) who chaired the presidential election petition court, Moore Adumein (South South), Jummai Sankey (North Central), Chidiebere Uwa (South East) and Chioma Nwosu-Iheme (South East)
Others are Obande Ogbuinya (South East), Stephen Adah (North Central, a member of the presidential election petition court), Habeeb Abiru (South West), Jamilu Tukur (North West), Abubakar Umar (North West) and Mohammed Idris (North Central).
The last time the court got close to achieving its full complement was in 2020 when eight justices were elevated from the Court of Appeal to join 12 other justices on the bench of the apex court to make it 20.
