The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear-in 12 new judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday.
A statement by the Director of Press and Information at the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande, said the event will hold by 10am at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court.
One of the 12, identified as Ariwoola Oluwakemi Victoria (Oyo State), is believed to be the CJN’s daughter-in-law.
Also among the 12 is Lesley Nkesi Belema Wike (Rivers State), but it was not confirmed if she is related to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Others to be sworn in are Buetnaan Mandy Bassi (Plateau), Ademuyiwa Olakunle Oyeyipo (Kwara), Bamodu Odunayo Olutomi (Lagos), Iheabunike Anumaenwe Godwin (Imo),
Odo Celestine Obinna (Enugu), Hauwa Lawal Gummi (Zamfara), Sarah Benjamin Inesu Avoh (Bayelsa), and Maryam Iye Yusuf (Kogi State).
Also to be sworn in are Ibrahim Tanko Munirat (Bauchi) and Abdulrahman Usman (Taraba).