President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Thursday swear in Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen as acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)
Onnoghen would be sworn in inside the Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The ceremony is expected to hold at 2.00pm.
Mr. Onnoghen will succeed the outgoing CJN, Justice Mahmud Muhammed, who will retire today as she clocks 70 years, the mandatory retirement age for justices of the appellate court.
The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) had forwarded the name of Onnoghen to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for further recommendation to Buhari.
Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters yesterday screened Justices Sidi Dauda Bage (North-Central) and Paul Adamu Galinje (North-East) as justices of the Supreme Court.
Source: Daily Post
Onnoghen would be sworn in inside the Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The ceremony is expected to hold at 2.00pm.
Mr. Onnoghen will succeed the outgoing CJN, Justice Mahmud Muhammed, who will retire today as she clocks 70 years, the mandatory retirement age for justices of the appellate court.
The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) had forwarded the name of Onnoghen to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for further recommendation to Buhari.
Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters yesterday screened Justices Sidi Dauda Bage (North-Central) and Paul Adamu Galinje (North-East) as justices of the Supreme Court.
Source: Daily Post
posted from Bloggeroid
No comments:
Post a Comment