President Muhammadu
Buhari has sent the nomination of Monica Dongban-Mensem, acting president of
the court of appeal, to the senate for confirmation.
This was announced
in a statement by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on
media and publicity, on Monday.
Dongban-Mensem has
been acting as head of the appellate court since the retirement of Zainab
Bulkachuwa in March.
Although the
National Judicial Council (NJC) earlier recommended her as the substantive head
of the court, Buhari did not send her name to the senate for confirmation.
Instead, the
president extended her tenure as acting president of the court till September.
Sources had told
TheCable that dirt-digging was employed by some presidential advisers to get
Dongban-Mensem disqualified and pave the way for Mohammed Lawal Garba, judge
who chaired the 2019 presidential election petitions tribunal that ruled in
favour of Buhari.
More to follow…
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