The National Judicial Council, at its 106th meeting, presided has recommended Justice Kudirat  Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

A statement by Soji Oye, NJC’s spokesman on Thursday, said the recommendation was imperative as the current CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola, will formally bow out of office on August 22.

He said the council also recommended 27 candidates for appointment as judges of state courts and a candidate for appointment as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the FCT, Abuja, to their various governors.

Six Judges for the Kwara High Court of are Olawoyin Ibijoke Olabisi, Abdulrazaq Fatimah Funsho, Folorunsho Oba Muritala, Dikko Yusuf Adebayo, Adeniyi Oluwatosin Adenike and Osuolale-Ajayi Temitope Olalekan.

The only judge for the Kaduna High Court is Zubairu Murtala Ja’afaru.

Kor Vincent Tersoo, Ikwulono, Maigida Maimuna, Adagba, Nguhemen Julie and Tor and Damian Tersugh were appointed to serve at the Benue High Court.

Two judges appointed for the Benue Division of the Customary Court of Appeal are Onche Ogah Inalegwu and Igba Theophilus Terhile.

The eight judges for the Rivers High Court are Onyiri Frank, Ugoji Victor Chinedum, Obomanu Godswill Vidal, Oguguo Rita Chituru, Fubara Alatuwo Elkanah, Kokpan Bariyima Sylvester, Obu Ibietela Innocent Madighi and Wifa-Adedipe Lesi.

The six for the Ondo High Court are Daomi Williams Adebisi, Fabuluje Adewumi William, Ogunwumiju Mobayonle, Idowu Demehin-Ogunbayo, Inumidun Happiness Kpemi, Ojufisintei Justinah and Adegoroye Olufunke Adeola.

One Kadi was appointed for the FCT Division of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Muhammad Lawal Munir.

The statement noted that all the recommended candidates are expected to be sworn in after the approval of the NJC recommendations to the president and their respective state governors.

Ms Kekere-Ekun will be the second woman to be CJN if her appointment is approved.

On July 16, 2012, Aloma Mukhtar was sworn in as the first woman CJN by then-President Goodluck Jonathan.

(NAN)