The nominees from the north-central include Polycarp Tema
Kwahar (Benue), Ruqayat Ayoola (Kogi), Eneche Eleojo (Kogi), Asmara Akanbi
Yusuf (Kwara), Abdullahi Muhammad Liman (Nasarawa), and Abdu Dogo (FCT).
Justice Fadahu Umaru, a Borno state indigene, was the sole
nominee from the north-east.
Nominees from the north-west region include Ishaq Mohammed
Sani (Kaduna), Zainab Bage Abubakar (Kebbi), and Abdulaziz M. Ankara (Zamfara).
Nnamdi Okwy Dimga Victoria (Abia), Toochukwu Nwoye
(Anambra), Henry Aja-Onu Njoku (Ebonyi), Donatus Uwaezuoke Okorowo (Enugu), and
Ngozika N Okaisabor (Imo) are the nominees from the south-east.
In the south-south region, Ntong Festus Ntong (Akwa-Ibom),
Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi (Edo), and Eberechi Suzette Wike (Rivers) made the
list.
Those from the south-west region are Lateef Babajide
Lawal-Akapo (Lagos), Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi (Ogun), Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola
(Oyo), and Bayo Ademola Taiwo (Oyo).
RESERVE LIST
The FJSC also placed some judges on a reserve list for
possible elevation.
Those from the north-central include Dorcas Venenge Agishi
(Benue), Folajobi Ajayi (Kogi), Adamu Yahaya (Kogi), Toyin Bolaji Adegoke
(Kwara), Rose Godwin Soji (Nasarawa) and Jacob Azi Atsem (Plateau).
Abdulhameed Mohammed Yakubu is the only one from the north-east.
Those on reserve from the north-west are Isa Aliyu (Kaduna),
Bello Ladan Raha (Kebi), and Bello Mohammed Shinkati (Zamfara).
South-east includes Ory Zik-Ikeorha (Abia), Obiora Atuegwu
Egwuatu (Anambra), Uwabunkeonye Onwosi (Ebonyi), Chulkwujekwu Joseph Aneke
(Enugu) and Chikere Annie Ononeje-Madu (Imo).
South-south nominees on the reserve list are Augustine
Dominic Odokwo (Akwa Ibom), Abua Elias Ojie (Cross River) and Victor Oziegbe
Aghabue Oviawe (Edo).
Those from south-west are Ogunjobi O. Olukayode (Lagos),
James Kolawole Omotosho (Ogun), Mojeed Oladimeji Ishola (Oyo) and Olukayode
Adegbola Adeniyi (Oyo).
The NJC is expected to recommend those on the priority list
to the president for appointment.
