Osinbajo Approves 19 Judges For National Industrial Court [ See Their Names ]

The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the appointment of 19 judges for the National Industrial Court.

The approval by the Acting President was based on the recommendation made to him by the National Judicial Council.

A statement by the NJC's Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, disclosing this on Tuesday, said the new judges appointed from 19 states of the federation would be sworn-in on Friday.

The newly appointed judges with their states
of origin are, Targema John Iorngee (Benue),
Namtari Mahmood Abba (Adamawa), Nweneka
Gerald Ikechi (Rivers), Kado Sanusi (Katsina),
Adeniyi Sinmisola Oluyinka (Ogun), Abiola
Adunola Adewemimo (Osun) Opeloye
Ogunbowale (Lagos), Essien Isaac Jeremiah
(Akwa-Ibom) and Elizabeth Ama Oji (Ebonyi) .

Others are, Arowosegbe Olukayode Ojo
(Ondo), Ogbuanya Nelson S. Chukwudi
(Enugu), Bashir Zaynab Mohammed (Niger),
Galadima Ibrahim Suleiman (Nasarawa),
Bassi Paul Ahmed (Borno), Danjidda Salisu
Hamisu (Kano), Hamman Idi Polycarp
(Taraba), Damulak Kiyersohot Dashe
(Plateau), Alkali Bashar Attahiru (Sokoto),
and Mustapha Tijjani (Jigawa).

The NJC statement read in part, "They will be
sworn-in by the Honourable, The Chief Justice
of Nigeria and Chairman, National Judicial
Council, Hon. Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen,
GCON , on Friday, 14th July, 2017, by 3.00pm
at the Supreme Court of Nigeria."