According to presidential spokesperson, Section 158 of the 1999 Constitution does not allow the president to withhold the recommendations of the NJC

The Presidency has said that the appointment of Justice Dalhatu Adamu as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal by President Goodluck Jonathan was done in good faith.

Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made the clarification on Thursday, while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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