President Muhammad Buhari has on Thursday, April 22, approved the appointment of of 18 new justices for the court of appeal, Newspremises reports.

The new justices had been recommended to the President in March by the National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Muhammad.

This was conveyed in a letter issued by president Buhari's Chief of staff prof. Ibrahim Gambari which was addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

The letter reads:

“l am pleased to advise you that, pursuant to section 237 & Section 238 of the 1999 Constitution, his excellency, Mr President has approved the appointment of the following jurists as Justices of the court of appeal, subject to their official seniority at the bench.

“Kindly advise the newly appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal accordingly and, also, extend to their lordships, our best wishes on their appointment. Please accept the assurances of my highest regards.”

See names of the new appeal court justices below;

Bature Isah Gafai
Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo
Waziri Abdul-Azeez
Yusuf Alhaji Bashir
Usman A. Musale
Jauro Ibrahim Wakili
Abba Bello Mohammed
Mohammed Danjuma
Danlami Zama Senchi
Mohammed Lawal Abubakar
Hassan Muslim Sule
Amadi Kenneth Ikechukwu
Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen
Sybil Onyeji Nwaka Gbagi
Olasumbo Olanrewaju Goodluck
Banjoko Adebukunola Adeoti Ibironke
Olabode Abimbola Adegbehingbe
Bola Samuel Ademola

Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/buhari-approves-appointment-of-18-judges-for-appeal-courtfull-list/

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The cow at the airport was running to make the list of judges. Sai barber

Why not jus rename it Northern Judicial Council

i) Hon. Justice Bature Isah Gafai (Katsina State)
ii) Hon. Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau State)
iii) Hon. Justice Waziri Abdul-Azeez (Adamawa State)
iv) Hon. Justice Yusuf Alhaji Bashir (Kaduna State)
v) Hon. Justice Usman A. Musale (Yobe State)
vi) Hon. Justice Jauro Ibrahim Wakili (Yobe State)
vii) Hon. Justice Abba Bello Mohammed (Kano State)
viii) Hon. Grand Kadi Mohammed Danjuma (Niger State)
ix) Hon. Justice Danlami Zama Senchi (Kebbi State)
x) Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Abubakar (Sokoto State)
xi) Hon. Justice Hassan Muslim Sule (Zamfara State
xii) Hon. Justice Amadi Kenneth Ikechukwu (Imo State)
xiii) Hon. Justice Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen (Bayelsa State)
xiv) Hon. Justice Sybil Onyeji Nwaka Gbagi (Delta State)
xv) Hon. Justice Olasumbo Olanrewaju Goodluck (Lagos State)
xvi) Hon. Justice Banjoko Adebukunola Adeoti Ibironke (Ogun State)
xvii) Hon. Justice Olabode Abimbola Adegbehingbe (Ondo State)
xviii) Hon. Justice Bola Samuel Ademola (Ondo State)

fergie001:
i) Hon. Justice Bature Isah Gafai (Katsina State)
ii) Hon. Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau State)
iii) Hon. Justice Waziri Abdul-Azeez (Adamawa State)
iv) Hon. Justice Yusuf Alhaji Bashir (Kaduna State)
v) Hon. Justice Usman A. Musale (Yobe State)
vi) Hon. Justice Jauro Ibrahim Wakili (Yobe State)
vii) Hon. Justice Abba Bello Mohammed (Kano State)
viii) Hon. Grand Kadi Mohammed Danjuma (Niger State)
ix) Hon. Justice Danlami Zama Senchi (Kebbi State)
x) Hon. Justice Mohammed Lawal Abubakar (Sokoto State)
xi) Hon. Justice Hassan Muslim Sule (Zamfara State
xii) Hon. Justice Amadi Kenneth Ikechukwu (Imo State)
xiii) Hon. Justice Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen (Bayelsa State)
xiv) Hon. Justice Sybil Onyeji Nwaka Gbagi (Delta State)
xv) Hon. Justice Olasumbo Olanrewaju Goodluck (Lagos State)
xvi) Hon. Justice Banjoko Adebukunola Adeoti Ibironke (Ogun State)
xvii) Hon. Justice Olabode Abimbola Adegbehingbe (Ondo State)
xviii) Hon. Justice Bola Samuel Ademola (Ondo State)

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Only 1 from the South East and 2 from the South South. Oxford needs to update the English dictionary and include Buhari as another word that means tribalism

Your dumb and useless president didn't "approve" any Bleep'n list. You people selected those that are qualified to be promoted and published thier names. When last did you see this mumu man on national TV.