The competition, held at the NDA swimming pool in Afaka, tested cadets’ endurance, discipline, combat readiness and teamwork.
The training was facilitated by Musbau Famuyiwa of Global T&T New Solutions.
Murtala Halidu, the JSC secretary, said the commission, under the chairmanship of the chief judge, Muhammad Aliyu, approved the appointments.
The former Kogi governor is wanted by the anti-graft EFCC over alleged N80 billion loot.
At her visit to the centre, the chief judge said the exercise was to see inmates’ welfare and decongest the facility by discharging those denied access to justice.
As with Oluwakemi Victoria Ariwoola, the nomination of Maryam Baba-Yusuf also necessarily involved stunting the career progression of other magistrates from everyday households.
They demanded reasons for the delay in paying their wardrobe allowances since 2021, despite funding from the state government.
“The tenure of a judicial officer should not be subjected to the mood of politicians.’’
A total of 36,712 cases are pending in various courts in Rivers, the chief judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, said on Thursday in Port Harcourt.
Gov. Oborevwori lamented the burden of the promotion arrears inherited by his administration.
