Adamawa Assembly Confirms First Female CJ

The Adamawa State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Justice Hafsat Abdulrahaman as the substantive chief judge of the state.

The lawmakers also confirmed Ibrahim Wakili Sudi as the Grand Khadi Sharia Court of Appeal as well as Hon Audu James Balami as the President of the Customary Court of Appeal respectively.

Their confirmation followed a letter forwarded to the Assembly by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.

In the letter, Fintiri requested the legislature to confirm the trio as recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

The motion for their confirmation was moved by the deputy speaker, Hon Pwamwakeno Mackondo (Numan) while the members representing Numan, Verre, Guyuk and Demsa lauded Fintiri for forwarding the names of the top judicial officers to the House for screening and confirmation.

The speaker, Hon Aminu Iya Abbas, who presided over the session, directed the clerk to communicate the resolution of the lawmakers to the governor.

The governor had in September last year sworn in Abdulrahaman as acting chief judge of the state.

He later sent a letter to the Assembly requesting that she be confirmed as the substantive chief judge.