CJN To Swear In Wike’s Wife, 21 Others As Appeal Court Justices

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 22 newly appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

The ceremony will take place at 10:00am in the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director of Information & Public Relations at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr. Akande Festus, it was revealed that Justice Ariwoola will also swear in 11 new Judges for the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Among those to be sworn in are the wife of the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, and Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Hereunder are the new Justices of the Court of Appeal:

Abdullahi Muhammad Liman from Nasarawa State

Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi from Ogun State

Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi from Oyo State

Zainab Bage Abubakar from Kebbi State

Isaq Mohammed Sani from Kaduna State

Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo from Lagos State

Ngozika U. Okaisabor from Imo State

Ruqayat Oremei Ayoola from Kogi State

Polycarp Terna Kwahar from Benue State

Fadawa Umaru from Borno State

Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola from Oyo State

Ntong Festus Ntong from Akwa Ibom State

Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi from Edo State

Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba from Abia State

Abdu Dogo from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

Abdulazeez M. Anka from Zamfara State

Owibunkeonye Onwosi from Ebonyi State

Asma’u Akanbi-Yusuf from Kwara State

Victoria Toochukwu Nwoye from Anambra State

Enenche Eleojo from Kogi State