President Bola Tinubu has made a formal request to the Senate for the confirmation of 11 justices to the Supreme Court. His request, detailed in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during Wednesday’s plenary session, is in accordance with section 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
The nominees for confirmation and subsequent appointment to the nation’s highest court include Justices Jummai Sankey, Stephen Adah, Mohammed Idris, Haruna Tsammani, Jamilu Tukur, Abubakar Umar, Chidiebere Uwa, Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, Obande Ogbuinya, Moore Adumein, and Habeeb Abiru. NAN
