The inauguration of these new appellate court Justices will take place at the Main Court auditorium of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja, as detailed in a statement issued by Festus Akande, the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information.
The CJN will preside over the swearing-in ceremony, scheduled to commence at 11:00 a.m.
The recently appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal include Hannatu Azumi Laja-Balogun from Kaduna State, who began her tenure as a High Court Judge on May 24, 1999; Binta Fatima Zubairu from Kaduna State, appointed as a High Court Judge on October 31, 2001; and Peter Chudi Obiora from Anambra State, who assumed the role of a High Court Judge on January 17, 2005.
Other appointees encompass Justices Okon Efreti Abang from Akwa Ibom State, appointed as a High Court Judge on June 22, 2009; Asma’u Musa Mainoma from the Federal Capital Territory, who became a High Court Judge on February 1, 2013; Lateef Adebayo Ganiyu from Oyo State, taking the role of High Court Judge on June 26, 2014; and Jane Esienanwan Iyang from Cross River State, who was sworn in as a High Court Judge on February 12, 2015.
Completing the list are Hadiza Rabiu Shagari from Sokoto State, elevated to the High Court Bench on February 12, 2015; and Paul Ahmed Bassi from Borno State, appointed to the High Court on July 14, 2017.
