Justice Eberechi Suzette Wike from Rivers Judicial Council was on the record of precedence nominees despatched to the Federal Judicial Service Fee.
In Might, SaharaReporters reported that the Nationwide Judicial Council at its plenary of one hundred and fifth assembly held on Might 15 and 16, 2024, authorised the appointment of 86 Judicial Officers for Federal and State courts.
The council on the assembly additionally thought-about the advice of its Interview Committee on the Appointment of Judicial Officers of all Superior Courts of Document in Nigeria and resolved to advocate the 86 Judicial Officers for appointment to the Courtroom of Enchantment, Excessive Courtroom of the Federal Capital Territory, Sharia Courts of Enchantment and Customary Courts of Enchantment of States in Nigeria.
It famous that every one really useful candidates have been anticipated to be sworn in after the approval of the NJC suggestions to the President and their respective state governors.
Eberechi Suzette, whose husband was additionally the rapid former Governor of Rivers State, was on the record.
Aside from Wike’s spouse who made the ultimate lower, SaharaReporters learnt the next judges additionally made the record: Polycarp Tema Kwahar (Benue), Ruqayat Ayoola (Kogi), Eneche Eleojo (Kogi), Asmara Akanbi Yusuf (Kwara), Abdullahi Muhammad Liman (Nasarawa), Abdu Dogo (FCT), and Fadahu Umaru (Borno).
Others are Ishaq Mohammed Sani (Kaduna), Zainab Bage Abubakar (Kebbi), Abdulaziz M. Ankara (Zamfara), Nnamdi Okwy Dimga Victoria (Abia), Toochukwu Nwoye (Anambra), Henry Aja-Onu Njoku (Ebonyi), Donatus Uwaezuoke Okorowo (Enugu), Ngozika N Okaisabor (Imo), Ntong Festus Ntong (Akwa-Ibom), Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi (Edo), Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo (Lagos), Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi (Ogun), Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola (Oyo), and Bayo Ademola Taiwo (Oyo).
PoliticalNews Nigeria earlier reported that members of the Federal Judicial Service Fee had suggested the Nationwide Judicial Council to appoint Wike’s spouse and the opposite 21 judges as their precedence for appointment as Justice of the Courtroom of Enchantment.
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is the top of each the FJSC and the Nationwide Judicial Council.
In 2022, Ariwoola attended a dinner held in his honour in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Authorities below then-Governor Wike.
On the occasion, Ariwoola backed his kinsman and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for his membership of the G5, which was led by Wike.
The G5 comprised 5 aggrieved Peoples Democratic Get together governors – Wike, then-Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, then-Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and then-Enugu Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
The aggrieved governors referred to as for equity within the PDP, insisting that the then-national Chairman of the get together, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, should step right down to pave the way in which for somebody from the South to succeed him, for the reason that get together’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, hails from the North.
“That’s the reason we shouldn’t be scared to have these males of the integrity group. And I’m glad that my very own governor is amongst them as a result of he would attempt to imitate his buddy and in-law as a result of we got here right here to marry my governor.
“So, Governor Wike will all the time threaten that he’ll name again his sister if my governor fails to play ball. That’s the reason you see him following his Excellency (Wike) as a result of my governor is afraid of his spouse being recalled,” Ariwoola had mentioned.