FG appoints Justice Bukar as Ag. FCT Chief Judge

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Justice Ibrahim M. Bukar as the Acting Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A statement by the acting director, Information of the National
Judicial Commission (NJC), Mr. Soji Oye said, the appointment followed the voluntary retirement of the immediate past Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Lawal Hassan Gummi from service.

The statement said Justice Ibrahim M. Bukar will be sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar on Thursday 23rd May, 2013 by 10 a.m. According to the statement, the swearing-in ceremony will take place in the chambers of the CJN, at Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja.

It would be recalled that Justice Gummi, has been named the new Emir of Gummi, in Zamfara State. He replaces the former Emir, Alhaji Aliyu Abara, who died at the age of 75. Gummi was appointed a Judge of the FCT High Court in 1988 and rose to become the Chief Judge and Chairman FCT Judicial Service Committee in 2004.


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