Olisa Agbakoba, Ayuba Giwa nominated for Supreme Court Justices

Nigerian Bar Association has shortlisted nine applicants, and sent their names to the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, Judicial Service Commission, Walter Samuel Onnoghen, for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Justice Onnoghen shortly after his appointment as Acting CJN, had forwarded a request to the President of the NBA, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), asking the body “to nominate suitable candidate for consideration as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.”

The nominations came after a thorough screening process carried out by a select committee chaired by the NBA President with eight other prominent lawyers as members, Channelstv.com writes.

Applicants selected by the NBA for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court are the following:

(1) Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN
Year of Call: 1978
State: Anambra

(2) Anthony Ikemefuna Idigbe, SAN
Year of Call: 1983
State: Delta

(3) Yunus Ustas Usman, SAN
Year of Call: 1983
State: Kogi

(4) Babatunde Fagbohunlu, SAN
Year of Call: 1988
State: Ondo

(5) Miannayaaja Essien, SAN
Year of Call: 1985
State: Rivers

(6) Awa Uma Kalu, SAN
Year of Call: 1978
State: Abia

(7) Professor Awalu Hamish Yadudu
Year of Call: 1979
State: Kano

(8) Tajudeen Oladoja
Year of Call: 1985
State: Kwara

(9) Ayuba Giwa
Year of Call: 1983
State: Edo

The nine nominees were chosen from a total of 89 Expressions of Interest submitted to the Nigerian Bar Association.