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FCT, Abuja – The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has submitted a list of 22 Justices from the Court of Appeal for consideration to be elevated to the Supreme Court. The nominees, originating from various regions across the country, were disclosed in a document released by the FJSC on Thursday.
Among the nominees, the North-Central region has six, the South-West and South-South regions each have two, the South-East region has six, and the North-East region has two.
This development follows the retirements of Justices Amina Augie and Mohammed Datijo, leaving the Supreme Court with only 10 serving justices. The list has been forwarded to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for further consideration. As reported by Channels TV, below is the list of the nominated justices: SOUTH-EAST 1. Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)-Priority 1A.Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) -Reserve
2. Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State)-Priority 2A. Hon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State)- Reserve 3. Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State)-Priority 3A. Hon Justice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State)-Reserve
SOUTH-SOUTH 1. Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)-Priority 1A. Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State)-Reserve
SOUTH-WEST 1. Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State)-Priority 1A. Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State)-Reserve
NORTH-CENTRAL 1. Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State)-Priority
