The CJN of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 12 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court judges on Wednesday.
According to Festus Akande, director of press and information at the Supreme Court, the event will take place in the main courtroom.
Akande said:
“The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in the newly appointed 12 Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday, 10th July 2024 at the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Nigeria at 10:00 am.”
The judges include the CJN‘s daughters-in-law and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.
The new judges are; Buetnaan Mandy Bassi (Plateau), Ademuyiwa Olakunle Oyeyipo (Kwara), Bamodu Odunayo Olutomi (Lagos), Iheabunike Anumaenwe Godwin (Imo), Odo Celestine Obinna (Enugu), and Hauwa Lawal Gummi (Zamfara).
Others are; Sarah Benjamin Inesu Avoh (Bayelsa), Maryam Iye Yusuf (Kogi), Ariwoola Oluwakemi Victoria (Oyo), Lesley Nkesi Belema Wike (Rivers), Ibrahim Tanko Munirat (Bauchi) and Abdulrahman Usman (Taraba).