The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday struck out a suit demanding three slots for the South-east region in the process of appointing 18 judges for the Court of Appeal.
A group, Alaigbo Development Foundation, had filed the suit on March 16, 2021, asking the court to stop the appointment exercise unless the Igbo-dominated South-east geopolitical zone was given three slots in the appointment process.
President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of the 18 Justices in April, about a month after the list of the nominees was recommended to him by…
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