Senate Screens SCourt Justice Nominees Abiru, Tsammani, Adumein, Sankey, Uwa, Nwosu-Iheme, Ogbuinya, Adah, Tukur, Umar, Idris
The Senate, yesterday, screened the 11 newly appointed justices of the Supreme Court behind closed doors.
The lucky justices included Haruna Tsammani (Northeast), who chaired the Presidential Election Petition Court; Moore Adumein (South-South), Jummai Sankey (North-central), Chidiebere Uwa (South-east) and Chioma Nwosu-Iheme (South-east).
Others were Justice Obande Ogbuinya (South-east); Justice Stephen Adah(North-central); Justice Habeeb Abiru (South-west); Justice Jamilu Tukur (Northwest); Justice Abubakar Umar (Northwest), and Justice Mohammed Idris (North-central).
Currently, the Supreme Court operates with only 10 justices, falling short of the statutory requirement of 21 judges.
But, if confirmed, it would mark the first time in history that the Supreme Court reached its full complement of 21 justices, as mandated by law.
The senate screening, yesterday, was the final round of the confirmation process, after a more thorough screening had been done by the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC).
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, had earlier at plenary, read President Bola Tinubu’s letter, seeking confirmation of the 11 justices to the Supreme Court.
The 11 Justices were recommended by the NJC for Tinubu’s approval to fill the vacant positions at the Supreme Court,following deaths and resignations of some justices.
