Muhammadu Buhari has
approved the appointment of Justice M.B. Dongban Mensem as the Acting President
of the Court of Appeal.
Buhari disclosed
that Mensem’s appointment is for an initial period of three months which takes
effect from March 6, 2020, when the incumbent President of the Court of Appeal,
Hon. Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, CFR, will statutorily retire from service.
A statement signed
and sent by his spokesman, Garba Shehu said: “Justice Mensem, who
is the next most senior Judge of the Court of Appeal, will be acting pending
when a substantive appointment to the position of the President of the Court of
Appeal may be made by President Buhari subject to the confirmation of the
Senate.”
According to the
statement, Buhari’s approval of the appointment of Justice Mensem, followed the
recommendation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Tanko Mohammed in line with
the provisions of Section 238(4) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
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