The CJN’s call for nominations signals the commencement of the process for appointments to the Supreme Court bench which currently has 17 justices and will be losing additional three to retirement in a few months’ time.The Chief Justice of Nigeria , Tanko Muhammad, has called for nominations to fill six vacancies on the Supreme Court bench.
The CJN’s letter indicates that the six available slots are to be filled by nominees from five of Nigeria’s six geo-political zones. The call for nominations by the CJN, who chairs the National Judicial Council , the body constitutionally saddled with the responsibility of recommending judicial appointments and sanctions of Nigerian judges, is, therefore, in anticipation of the imminent retirements of some of the existing justices.Findings by PREMIUM TIMES show that three of the existing justices will be retiring between March and August 2022.
The number began a downward spiral to the 17 that it is currently with the death of 69-year-old Sylvester Ngwuta on March 7, 2021.
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