A legal practitioner, Taofiq Olateju has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Mohammed to disregard a petition calling for the rejection of five nominees recommended for appointment as new High Court judges in Kwara State.
Tribune Online recalls that the five judges were recommended by the Kwara State Judicial Service Commission.
But, another lawyer, Barrister Sambo Muritala, in a petition written to the National Judicial Council (NJC) headed by Justice Mohammed, called for the nullification of the appointments, saying the appointment process is a violation of the constitutional and statutory provisions.
While faulting the constitution of the Kwara State Judicial Service…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
