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Federal High Court redeploys Justices Liman, Abang, nine others

January 9, 2017

Olusola Fabiyi and Ade Adesomoju

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, has redeployed 11 judges in different divisions of the court.

Two prominent judges of the court, Justice Mohammed Liman of Port Harcourt Division and Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja Division, are affected by the posting.

The Chief Judge, in a circular dated December 21, 2016 and addressed to “All Judges of Federal High Court,” redeployed Justice Liman from Port Harcourt to Enugu Division, and Justice Abang redeployed from Abuja to Asaba Division, Delta State.

The circular obtained from a lawyer close to the Chief Judge’s office directed the affected judges to resume at their new stations by January 30.

The Chief Judge gave “the recent developments in the court” as the reason for the posting.

Details of the said “recent developments” were not stated in the circular.

According to the circular, the posting would not affect the criminal cases the affected judges are currently handling.

It read in part, “In view of the fact some divisions are currently short of judges following the recent developments in the court, it has become necessary to take urgent steps to fill in existing vacancies.

“Affected judges are expected to resume in their new divisions by January 30, 2017.

“The judges shall continue with the hearing of criminal cases currently before them, as well as at least two witnesses have testified.”

Others affected include Justice S. Saidu (moved from Lagos to Port Harcourt); Justice A.O. Faji (from Asaba to Lagos); Justice R. M. Aikawa (from Sokoto to Lagos); Justice B.O. Quadri (from Port Harcourt to Abuja); and Justice Mallong Hoommuk (from Port Harcourt to Lafia).

Others are, Justice K.K. Dagat (from Lagos to Kano); Justice Saleh Idrissa (Kano to Sokoto); Justice H.I.O. Oshomah (from Lafia to Port Harcourt) and Justice J.K. Omotosho) from Kano to Port Harcourt.

Copyright PUNCH.

I pass

Controversial Judgements

to asaba


he better behave himself.
or he'd be road kill
silly useless judge

redeployed to hell

Redeployed to do APCs hatchet job.

All animals are equal, but some are more equal than the others. Abang was only redeployed and not sacked or removed because he is an APC judge.

Abang shouldn't have been redeployed but dismissed and prosecuted.

I hope there are no forthcoming cases by the ruling party in Delta state that requires the services of this judge cos the APC is notorious for criminality and impunity.

olaric:
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than the others. Abang was only redeployed and not sacked or removed because he is an APC judge.

TheFreeOne:
Abang shouldn't have been redeployed but dismissed and prosecuted.

I hope there are no forthcoming cases by the ruling party in Delta state that requires the services of this judge cos the APC is notorious for criminality and impunity.

On what grounds should he have been sacked?

If any judge has been found to deliver logical and sound judgments, it is Okon Abang. But because PDP and its sympathizers know how to wail to high heavens, they paint him as a bad judge.

Read this in case you missed it

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has cleared Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja of wrongdoing in his judgment, which sacked Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu from office.

The NJC also cleared him in the judgment he delivered in favour of the factional leader of the of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu-Sheriff.

In separate letters to the petitioners, Oyedele M. Ibini, Charles Esonu, Emeka Eze and Henry Balogun, dated October 18, the council stated that no proof of misconduct was found against him in the judgments.

The document stated that Mr. Balogun of Henry Balogun and Company had petitioned the NJC, accusing Justice Abang of abuse of judicial powers.

He cited an alleged injustice to the PDP and Ikpeazu in the judgments he delivered in a suit between him and Dr. Samson Okechukwu Ogah.

The NJC added that it found no proof of misconduct against Abang and dismissed the petition for lacking in merit.

http://guardian.ng/news/njc-clears-justice-abang-of-wrongdoing/

What of Arch Justice Umar and his day by day CCB trial?