President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a list of eleven judges to the senate for screening and confirmation as justices of Supreme Court of Nigeria.
On November 19th, reports emerged that 22 justices of the Court of Appeal have been nominated by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) for elevation to the Supreme Court and their names sent to the National Judicial Council (NJC).
The report was however greeted with confusion as the NJC denied knowledge of such list.
According to the Nigeria Television Authority, the President has sent the 11-man list to the senate for confirmation. As at the time of this report, the names on the list is yet to be disclosed.
If cleared by the red chamber, the new justices will fill the vacancy which has been existing in the apex court for over 4 years now.
More to come…
