The defendants in the suit include the National Judicial Council, NJC, Bauchi judicial Service Commission, BJSC, Bauchi State Governor, Bauchi State House of Assembly, Chief Judge of the State and the Registrar High Court Bauchi. It could be recalled that the Plaintiffs in the suit, one Muhammad Ibrahim and Musa Ibrahim dragged the NJC and the Bauchi State government before the Federal High Court in suit number FHC/Bau/cs/17/2016, seeking for the determination whether Justice Rabi Umar was not properly recommended to be appointed as CJ of the state by the 1st, 3rd and 4th defendant. When the case was mentioned for hearing, after listening to counsels to the parties, presiding judge, Justice Shitu Abubakar adjourned the case for hearing.]]>