The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that President Muhammadu Buhari breached Section 256(2) of the Nigerian constitution by sending the names of 11 candidates recommended to him by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for appointment as judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to the Senate for confirmation.
Justice Inyang Ekwo made the pronouncement in a suit filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Oladimeji Ekengba, against Buhari’s action.
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Buhari had picked 11 out of the 33 names recommended to him in April by the NJC for appointment as FCT High Court judges.
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They have since been sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad.
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Ekwo, however, ruled that the contravention of the law by Buhari did not affect the judges’ inauguration.
