CJN TO SWEAR-IN 9 APPEAL COURT JUSTICES ON SEPTEMBER 20

Nine newly appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal will be sworn in by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on september 20, 2023. The Main Court auditorium of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja will host the inauguration of the new appellate court justices. According to Festus Akande, the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information, the CJN will administer their oaths of office by 11:00 a.m. Hannatu Azumi Laja-Balogun of Kaduna State, who was appointed a High Court Judge on May 24, 1999; Binta Fatima Zubairu of Kaduna State, who was appointed a High Court Judge on October 31, 2001; and Peter Chudi Obiora of Anambra State, who was sworn in as a High Court Judge on January 17, 2005, are the new appellate court Justice.
Justices Asma’u Musa Mainoma from the Federal Capital Territory was appointed High Court Judge on 1st February 2013, Justices Lateef Adebayo Ganiyu from Oyo State was appointed High Court Judge on 26th June 2014, and Justices Okon Efreti Abang from Akwa Ibom State was sworn in as a High Court Judge on 12th February 2015. The remaining two are Paul Ahmed Bassi from Borno State, who was appointed to the High Court on July 14, 2016, and Hadiza Rabiu Shagari from Sokoto State, who was raised to the High Court Bench on February 12, 2015.