Supreme Court to ‎Fill Vacant Positions Today

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Supreme Court to ‎Fill Vacant Positions Today

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The names of two new justices of the Supreme Court tomorrow are expected to be released today by the National Judicial Council (NJC).Two positions became vacant due to the retirement of Justice Afolabi Fabiyi and Justice Muntaka Coomassie. Reports reveal that four justices of the Appeal Court have been interviewed to replace them.The NJC would hold its first quarterly plenary on Wednesday and Thursday.Monday’s news report reveals that a major item on the NJC’s plenary would be to know the outcome of the interview conducted and the people to fill the two vacancies at the apex court bench.Reports reaching us have highlighted four candidates that have already been interviewed for the available two slots; they are currently Justices of the Court of Appeal in various divisions.Justices Ejembi Eko and Monica Dongban-Mensen were said to have been interviewed as possible replacement for Justice John Fabiyi, who retired in November 2015.Amina Augie and Garba Lawal, two Justices of the Court of Appeal were also said to have been interviewed, to fill in the vacancy left behind by Justice Muhammad Muntaka-Coomasie, who retired on February 10.Either Eko, who is from Benue State, or Dongbam-Mesen from Plateau State will replace the slot of the North Central geo-political zone on the bench. The slot became vacant with the retirement of Justice Fabiyi, who hails from Kogi State.Meanwhile, in the same zone, Augie or Lawal will replace Muntaka-Coomasie who hails from Kaduna State.After the plenary meeting by the NJC, the name of one of the two candidates will be forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is vested with the powers to appoint.The retirement of Justice Muhammad Muntaka-Coomasie, who attained the mandatory retirement age of 70 on February 10 made the number of the Supreme Court Justices drop from 16 to 15 last week.

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