The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the 11 Justices of the Supreme Court, a sequel to the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and President Bola Tinubu’s letter to the lawmakers seeking their confirmation.
The upper chamber confirmed them during plenary after a debate by the lawmakers who advocated for augmentation of the judiciary budget and stated the impropriety of leaving a vacuum in the Supreme Court for an extended period before making the appointments.
The nominees include Justice Haruna Tsammani (North-East), who chaired the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Court, Justice Moore Adumein (South-South), Justice Habeeb Abiru (South-West), Justice Jummai Sankey (North-Central), Justice Stephen Adah (North-Central).
On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters screened all 11 nominees and brought the exercise report before the lawmakers.
Chairman of the Committee, Senator Tahir Munguno, and some other Senators spoke on the nomination of the justices.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, later hoped their confirmation would justify their nomination.
With the confirmation of the 11 justices, the Supreme Court now has the complete statutory requirement of 21 justices on its bench.
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