*Writes CJ, Court Of President, NBA, AGF, Others Seeks Nomination of 9 Judges
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In a letter dated 11th of January, 2023 and signed vy the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Honourable Justice John T. Tsoho, the request for nominations of suitably qualified persons to the Court comes sequel to an approval by the Chief Justice of Nigeria for the appointment of nine additional Judges.
To states to be considered in the current appointment process are: Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Gombe, Kebbi, Ogun and Oyo.
In a letter titled Appointment of Further Nine (9) Judges For The Federal High Court Bench, addressed to the CJN, President and Justices of the Appeal Court, President of the National Industrial court, Attorney General of the Federation, President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Judges of the 36 states and the FCT and the heads of all the Customary and Sharia Courts of Appeal, the CJ noted that the nine judges are to be appointed from six states; Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Gombe, Kebbi, Ogun and Oyo.
“This notice is consequent upon the approval of the Hon., the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman National Judicial Council for the appointment of further Nine (9) Judges, separate from the pending exercise for the appointment of fifteen (15) Judges earlier approved, I therefore write to inform Your Lordships, the Hon. Attorney General and Minister of Justice ident of the Nigeria Bar Association, that the exercise for the consideration of Candidates for possible appointment to the Bench of the Federal High Court with regards to some States will soon commence”
“The States in issue include Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Gombe, Kebbi, Ogun and Oyo”
“In line with the NJC Guidelines and Procedural Rules for Appointment of Judicial Officers of Superior Courts, I therefore invite Your Lordships, the Hon. Attorney General of the Federal and Minister of Justice and the President Nigerian Bar Association to kindly nominate suitably qualified persons from the aforementioned States for appointment to the Federal High Court Bench.
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