President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday approved the appointment of 12 new Judges for the National Industrial Court (NIC). The approval is sequel to the recommendation of National Judicial Council (NJC) under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, GCON.
The newly appointed judges of the labour court include the Chief Registrar, National Industrial Court, Mrs. Rakiya B. Haastrup, Registrar General, Abuja Multi-Door Court House (AMDC), Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre, High Court of the FCT, Abuja, Mr. Waziri Abali.
Others are the Assistant Director (Administration), National Law Reform Commission, Abuja; Mrs Rabi H. Gwandu, Director (Administration), Federal Judicial Service Commission, Abuja; Mr. Lawal Mani.
Also appointed are an Assistant Chief Registrar, National Industrial Court, Jos Division; Mrs. Olufunke Yemi Anuwe, Director of Studies, National Judicial Institute, Abuja; Mr. John Dele Peters, Chief Magistrate I, FCT Judiciary, Abuja; Mrs. Oyejoju O. Oyewumi, as well as Director Civil Justice, Legal Aid Council, Abuja; Mrs. Edith N. N. Agbakoba.
Private legal practitioners who made it to the bench include Mr. Amadi Kenneth Ikechukwu, Mrs. Anthonia Ndidi Ubaka, Mr. Peter Odo Lifu, and Chief Magistrate I & DCR II, Bayelsa State Judiciary, Mr. Ebeye David E. Isele.
According to a statement by the NJC’s Acting Director (Information), Soji Oye, the new Judges will be sworn-in by the CJN and Chairman of the NJC Justice Aloma Mukhtar on Wednesday, May 22, at the Supreme Court.
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