Following the sudden resignation of Justice Lawal Hassan Gummi, three top judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may have begun intensive lobby to clinch the top job of the Chief Judge of the FCT
Gummi voluntarily resigned from the office in time to be turbanned as the Emir of Gummi on Monday. The three Justices: I.M. Bukar, I.U. Bello and Dr. M.N Oniyangi, who are the top three justices of the FCT, are among those to be favoured to take over from the Zamfara-born jurist.
LEADERSHIP Newspaper reliably gathered that although Justice I.M. Bukar, who is next to Gummi, is the man that the cap fits, Justice Ishaq Bello and Justice (Dr.) M.N. Oniyangiare also coveting the seat. It was also gathered that the immediate past CJ is more disposed to hand over to Justice Bello, with whom he worked as magistrate 30 years ago. Justice (Dr.) Oniyangi is looked upon as an academic rather than a judicial administrator but analysts said that he could not be ruled out from the contest.
Justice Gummi’s resignation came to many as a surprise because it was learnt that he voluntarily retired in order to ascend to the throne of his forefathers, but analysts believe that his resignation was not unconnected with series of petitions written against him to the National Judicial Council (NJC).
Sources also said that his resignation was a soft landing as his elevation to the status of an emir would make him untouchable. Retired Justice Gummi succeeds late Emir of Gummi, His Royal Highness, Aliyu Abara Gummi, who died last Wednesday at Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, at the age of 75.
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