CJN To Swear In Wike’s Wife, 21 Others As Appeal Court Justices

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 22 newly appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

 

The ceremony will take place at 10:00am in the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

 

In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director of Information & Public Relations at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr. Akande Festus, it was revealed that Justice Ariwoola will also swear in 11 new Judges for the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

 

Among those to be sworn in are the wife of the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, and Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

 

Hereunder are the new Justices of the Court of Appeal:

 

Abdullahi Muhammad Liman from Nasarawa State

 

Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi from Ogun State

 

Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi from Oyo State

 

Zainab Bage Abubakar from Kebbi State

 

Isaq Mohammed Sani from Kaduna State

 

Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo from Lagos State

 

Ngozika U. Okaisabor from Imo State

 

Ruqayat Oremei Ayoola from Kogi State

 

Polycarp Terna Kwahar from Benue State

 

Fadawa Umaru from Borno State

 

Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola from Oyo State

 

Ntong Festus Ntong from Akwa Ibom State

 

Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi from Edo State

 

Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba from Abia State

 

Abdu Dogo from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

 

Abdulazeez M. Anka from Zamfara State

 

Owibunkeonye Onwosi from Ebonyi State

 

Asma’u Akanbi-Yusuf from Kwara State

 

Victoria Toochukwu Nwoye from Anambra State

 

Enenche Eleojo from Kogi State