FCT high court to appoint new 12 judges, on Wednesday 

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, will on Wednesday, swear in twelve newly appointed judges of the Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Dr Festus Akande, the Director of Press and Information of the Supreme Court, said in a statement on Sunday that the swearing-in of the new judicial officers will take place at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court.

From the news gathered, Ariwoola Victoria, the CJN’s daughter-in-law, is also among the 12 judges to be sworn in.

The others include Buetnaan Bassi from Plateau State; Ademuyiwa Oyeyipo from Kwara State; Bamodu Olutomi from Lagos State; Iheabunike Godwin from Imo State; Odo Obinna from Enugu State; and Hauwa Gummi from Zamfara State.

The rest are Sarah Avoh from Bayelsa State; Maryam Yusuf from Kogi State; Ariwoola Victoria from Oyo State; Lesley Belema Wike from Rivers State; Ibrahim Munirat from Bauchi State; and Abdulrahman Usman from Taraba State

Zainab Odunayo
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