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NJC lists names of judges recommended for Supreme Court

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4 years ago

August 14, 2020

The National Judicial Commission (NJC) has made public a list of four judges recommended to Muhammadu Buhari, for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court.

One of the nominated judges, Justice Mohammed L. Garba, was the Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which upheld President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term election.

Justice Garba (from the North-West geo-political zone), who is currently of the Court of Appeal, is among the four Justices of the court the National Judicial Council (NJC), at its meeting on August 11 and 12 August this year, recommended to President Buhari for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court.

The other three are Justices Tijjani Abubakar (from the North-East Zone); Justice Abdu Aboki (North-West Zone) and Mohammed M. Saulawa (North-west Zone).

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