Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), will administer the oath of office to 12 newly appointed judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday, July 10.
Dr. Akande Festus, the Director of Information and Press for the Supreme Court, announced that the ceremony will take place in the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
This inauguration comes nearly two months after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended their appointments during its 105th plenary meeting held on May 15 and 16, 2024.
The newly appointed judges, listed by seniority, include:
- Buetnaan Mandy Bassi (Plateau State)
- Ademuyiwa Olakunle Oyeyipo (Kwara State)
- Bamodu Odunayo Olutomi (Lagos State)
- Iheabunike Anumaenwe Godwin (Imo State)
- Odo Celestine Obinna (Enugu State)
- Hauwa Lawal Gummi (Zamfara State)
- Sarah Benjamin Inesu Avoh (Bayelsa State)
- Maryam Iye Yusuf (Kogi State)
- Ariwoola Oluwakemi Victoria (Oyo State)
- Lesley Nkesi Belema Wike (Rivers State)
- Ibrahim Tanko Munirat (Bauchi State)
- Abdulrahman Usman (Taraba State)
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