*Osigwe Commends FJSC, Directs NBA-SPIDEL to Lead Feedback Process on Judicial Shortlist
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has constituted a three-man committee to receive and collate comments on the competence and suitability of candidates recently shortlisted for appointment to the Federal High Court Bench.
This development follows the publication of shortlisted names by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), which, under Paragraph 13 of Part I of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended), has the constitutional responsibility of advising the National Judicial Council (NJC) on nominations for judicial appointments to superior courts of record, including the Federal High Court.
In a statement issued on Friday, NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, commended the FJSC, chaired by the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON, for publishing the names of the shortlisted candidates for public comments and scrutiny. He noted that the step has enhanced transparency and strengthened public confidence in the judicial appointment process.
Recognising the strategic importance of the Federal High Court in Nigeria’s judicial system, the NBA emphasized its commitment to ensuring that only the most competent legal minds are elevated to the Bench. To this end, the NBA President directed the NBA Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) to coordinate the collation of feedback on the shortlisted nominees.
NBA-SPIDEL has, in turn, set up a three-man committee chaired by Mr. Olukunle O. Edun, SAN, with Mr. Vincent Adodo serving as Secretary and Ms. Mojirayo Ogunlana as a member.
The NBA invited lawyers and members of the public to submit comments or complaints regarding the competence, character, or suitability of the shortlisted candidates. Submissions should be sent to nbaspidel3@gmail.com within 14 days of the notice, with a deadline of October 3, 2025.
Below is the full list of the 60 shortlisted candidates and their states of origin:
- Esowe-Osunwa Nneka Marilyn – Abia – Federal High Court, Abuja
- Igboko Chinelo Conchita – Abia – Federal Ministry of Works (Legal Adviser’s Office), Lagos
- Enyidiya Uma-Onwunta – Abia – High Court of Justice, Abia State
- Uguru Eme Uguru – Abia – High Court of Justice, Abia State
- Kuyik Uduak Usoro – Akwa Ibom – Supreme Court of Nigeria
- Ekaete Mercy Efobi – Akwa Ibom – Federal High Court, Lagos Division
- Kufre Ekpenyong Uduak – Akwa Ibom – EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office
- Mary Ukeje Emenike – Akwa Ibom – High Court of Justice, Abia State
- Mercy Toney Ene – Cross River – Cross River State Judiciary, Calabar
- Ekeng Bassey Kooffreh – Cross River – Private Practice
- Joy Bassey Ikpeme – Cross River – Ministry of Justice, Calabar
- Nkechi Yvonne Usani – Cross River – Customary Court of Appeal, Calabar
- Ifeoma Chinyere Uzoefuna – Enugu – National Judicial Institute, Abuja
- Chika Vivienne Nnamani – Enugu – National Counter Terrorism Centre, Abuja
- Nnesochi Nweze-Iloekwe – Enugu – Enugu State Judiciary
- Osinachi Donatus Nwoye – Enugu – Private Practice, Enugu
- Blessing Nkechi Ezeala – Imo – Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja
- Eunice Ugonma Fidelis-Iwuagwu – Imo – Private Practice, Port Harcourt
- Chioma Angela Onuegbu – Imo – Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja
- Izuchukwu Obiefuna Akwazie – Imo – Private Practice, Onitsha
- Shehu Umaru Adamu – Kaduna – Federal High Court, Bauchi Division
- Fidelia Yakandi Akaahs – Kaduna – National Industrial Court, Kaduna Division
- Yakusak Aduak – Kaduna – Nigerian Law School, Yola Campus
- Samson Irimiya Magaji – Kaduna – Ministry of Justice, Kaduna State
- Aliyu Lamido – Kaduna – Kaduna State Judiciary
- Sulaiman Amida Hassan – Kwara – Federal High Court HQ, Abuja
- Ronke Shakirat Olayide Odogun – Kwara – Private Practice, Lagos
- Ayoola Idowu Akande – Kwara – Ministry of Justice, Kwara State
- Adebola Mercy Feyisayo – Kwara – Kwara State Judiciary, Ilorin
- Nuhu Abubakar Babatunde – Kwara – Ministry of Justice, Kwara State
- Rasheed Omotayo Rasheedat – Kwara – Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division
- David Nguntsu Meshi – Nasarawa – Private Practice, Nasarawa State
- Edward Liman Ali – Nasarawa – Sharia Court of Appeal, Lafia
- Suleiman Jibril – Nasarawa – Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja
- Muhammed Bashiru Ramalan – Nasarawa – National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Abuja
- Ibrahim Vera Eneabo – Nasarawa – High Court of Justice, FCT
- Mohammed Ibrahim Buba – Nasarawa – EFCC Headquarters, Abuja
- Shehu Othman Yakubu – Nasarawa – Federal High Court, Sokoto Division
- Abubakar Saidu Ibrahim – Nasarawa – Private Practice, Bauchi
- Anzewu Simon Aliyu – Nasarawa – Private Practice, Nasarawa
- Peres David Mann – Plateau – Private Practice, Plateau
- Judith Nendelum Binjin-Eigege – Plateau – National Judicial Institute, Abuja
- Eunice Vou Dalyop – Plateau – EFCC Headquarters, Abuja
- Simi Drenkat – Plateau – National Industrial Court, Abuja
- Muhammad Barau Saidu – Sokoto – Sokoto State Judicial Service Commission
- Sanusi Musa Galadanchi – Sokoto – EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office
- Muhammad Marafa – Sokoto – High Court of Justice, Sokoto State
- Anas Aliyu Abbas – Sokoto – Private Practice, Sokoto
- Ibrahim Aji Joshua – Taraba – Federal High Court, Abuja
- Mary Dynaise Gomwalk – Taraba – Federal High Court, Abuja
- Galumje Edingah – Taraba – Federal High Court, Abuja
- Punarimam Babatunde Balogun (née Yakubu) – Taraba – High Court of Justice, FCT
- Saidu Umar Gummi – Zamfara – High Court of Justice, Gusau
- Musa Usman Abubakar – Zamfara – Baze University, Abuja
- Hayatu Sani – Zamfara – Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission
- Nasiru Ahmad – Zamfara – FIRS Regional Office, Kaduna
- Yahaya Saidu – FCT – Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja
- Aisha Salihu – FCT – Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Abuja
- Aisha Mohammed – FCT – Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja
- Suleiman Onozasi Munirat – FCT – Customary Court of Appeal, Abuja
The NBA urged all stakeholders to participate actively in the process, stressing that a credible judiciary depends on merit-based appointments to the Bench.
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