[BREAKING] ENTIRE LIST: 22 JUSTICES INTENDED FOR SUPREME COURT PROMOTION

22 Justice of the Appeal nominees for Supreme Court elevation have been submitted to the National Judicial Council (NJC) by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC).

In a FJSC document that journalists were able to access on Thursday, the names of the nominees—who are from all around the nation—were disclosed.

Two nominees each from the South-West and South-South regions, compared to six from the North-Central region. Two are nominated from the North-East, while six are from the South-East zone. After Justice Amina Augie retired, the Supreme Court has just 11 justices in office. This development follows her retirement.

The number of judges of the highest court was reduced to 11 as Justice Amina left the bench at the obligatory retirement age of 70.

The list of justices nominated, as disclosed in a SaharaReporters publication, is below.

SOUTH EAST

1Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)-Priority 1A.Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) -Reserve

2Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State)-Priority

2AHon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State)- Reserve

3Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State)-Priority

3AHon Justice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State)-Reserve

SOUTH SOUTH

1Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)-Priority

1AHon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State)-Reserve

SOUTH WEST

1Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State)-Priority

1AHon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State)-Reserve

NORTH CENTRAL

1Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State)-Priority

1A Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau)-Reserve

2Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State)-Priority

2A Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) -Reserve

3Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State)-Priority

3AHon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State)-Reserve

NORTH EAST

1Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State)-Priority

1A Hon Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)

NORTH WEST

1. Hon Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State)-Priority

1A. Hon Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) -Reserve

2. Hon Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State)-Priority

2A Hon Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State)-Reserve