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Buhari writes Senate to confirm Garba Abdullahi as Abuja Chief Judge

The Nigerian leader wrote the parliament on Thursday.

• April 1, 2021
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari

PRESIDENT BUHARI ASKS SENATE TO CONFIRM JUSTICE SALISU GARBA ABDULLAHI AS FCT HIGH COURT CHIEF JUDGE

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate to confirm Justice Salisu Garba Abdullahi, who has been in an acting capacity, as the substantive Chief Judge of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The President made the request pursuant to Section 256 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).

In the letter, dated April 1, 2021, President Buhari urged the Senate to do the confirmation, “in the usual expeditious manner.”

Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
April 1, 2021

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