President Muhammadu Buhari has
appointed fives justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Garba Shehu, presidential
spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday night.
He said the president has sent a
letter to Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria, to notify him of
the development.
Shehu said the president wrote:
‘‘Pursuant to the provisions of Section 230(2) A&B of the Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I am pleased to request
that you initiate in earnest the process of appointing additional five Justices
of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make the full complement of 21 Justices as
provided by the aforementioned provisions of the Constitution.
‘‘This is in line with the
Government’s Agenda of repositioning the Judiciary in general and Supreme Court
in particular for greater efficiency, with a view to reducing the backlogs of
appeals pending at the Supreme Court.
‘‘Please accept, your Lordship,
the assurances of my highest regards.”
Muhammad succeeded Walter
Onnoghen when the former CJN was suspended over alleged false assets
declaration.
Onnoghen had resigned in April
when the National Judiciary Council (NJC) recommended his compulsory
retirement.
On Sunday, Shehu announced that
Buhari had accepted Onnoghen’s resignation.
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