Breaking: Buhari Appoints Northern Judge to Top Position
- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) now has a new chief judge, in the person of Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf
- Baba-Yusuf was appointed to the new position by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, October 5
- Baba-Yusuf's appointment was announced by the Senate president at the floor of the red chamber on Tuesday
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Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the chief judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
President Buhari in a letter on Tuesday, October 5, directed the Senate to confirm the nomination of Baba-Yusuf for the office.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter on the floor at plenary on Tuesday, The Nation reports.
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After return from UK, Buhari makes crucial appointment in Abuja
Earlier, the appointment of Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf as the acting chief judge of the FCT high court had been approved by President Buhari.
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President Buhari's approval which followed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC), was announced on Saturday, August 14, by the council's information director, Soji Oye.
According to a statement by Oye, Baba-Yusuf will be sworn in by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, August 16, by at the Supreme Court.
Part of the statement read:
“President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the appointment of Hon. Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf as the Acting Chief Judge of the High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.
“Hon Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf will be sworn in by the Honourable, The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Hon. Dr. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR, on Monday 16 August 2021 by 10.00am at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.”
President Buhari makes fresh appointment in judiciary
Meanwhile, President Buhari had requested the Senate to consider and approve Justice Salisu Garba for appointment as the acting chief judge of the Federal Capital Territory high court.
The Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor during plenary on Tuesday, April 20.
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