President Buhari Approves Appointment Of 2 Supreme Court Judges (Read Details)

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Friday,
December 2, approved the appointment of two
Supreme Court judges Sidi Bage and Paul
Gilinje.

Premium Times reports that the two new
justices are expected to be sworn in on
Monday, December 5 by the Acting Chief
Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen.
The approval of the appointments was
confirmed in a statement signed by the Acting
Director of Information of the National Judicial
Council (NJC) Soji Oye and made available to
the media on Friday.

“President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has
approved the appointment of Honourable
Justice Sidi Dauda Bage, and Honourable
Justice Paul Adamu Galinje, as Justices of the
Supreme Court of Nigeria on the
recommendation of the National Judicial
Council.

“The two Honourable Justices will be sworn-in
by the Acting Honourable Chief Justice of
Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial
Council, Hon. Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen, CFR,
on Monday 5th December, 2016 at 2.00 pm in
the Supreme Court of Nigeria,” the statement
said.