President Bola Tinubu urged the Senate on Wednesday to review and ratify 11 nominees for Supreme Court Justices.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Tinubu’s letter of request in plenary.
The National Judicial Council had nominated the 11 nominees for Tinubu’s approval to fill the Supreme Court vacancies left by the deaths and resignations of some judges.
The nominees include Justice Haruna Tsammani (Northeast) who chaired the Presidential Election Petition Court, Justice Moore Adumein (South-South), Justice Jummai Sankey (North-central), Justice Chidiebere Uwa (South-east), and Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme (South-east)
The others include Justice Obande Ogbuinya (South-east), Justice Stephen Adah(North-central), Justice Habeeb Abiru (South-west), Justice Jamilu Tukur (Northwest), Justice Abubakar Umar (Northwest) and Justice Mohammed Idris (North-central).
Currently, the Supreme Court has only 10 justices, which is short of the statutory requirement of 21 judges.
If confirmed, it will mark the first time in history that the Supreme Court would have a full complement of 21 justices, as mandated by law.