Abia State Acting Chief Judge Sacked By NJC Over Falsification Of Age
Threatens To Sack More, Promotes 13 Judges
The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar at its 63rd Meeting yesterday recommended the compulsory retirement from office of Hon. Justice Shadrack O.E. Nwanosike, the Acting Chief Judge of Abia State over allegation of falsification of his age while in service.
In a statement yesterday signed by the Acting Director of Information of NJC Mr Soji Oye said that the decision was sequel to the findings of the Council that Hon. Justice Nwanosike falsified his date of birth which invariably affected his retirement age.
According to Mr. Oye the Council during the Meeting also considered and deliberated on the Report of its Committee on Performance Evaluation of Judicial Officers of the Superior Courts of Record in the Federation.
He said that during the yesterday meeting after series of deliberation, Council constituted a five-man Committee comprising its Members to invite Judicial Officers with “Very Low Performance or Non-Performance”, to appear before it to show cause why they should not be removed from office.
He further added that the National Judicial Council considered and recommended the appointment of some Judicial Officers in the Federal & States Judiciaries to the Executive governors of their various states.
They include the Chief Judge, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Chief Judge, Rivers State to the State Governor Rotimi Ameachi,the Chief Judge Jigawa State to the State Governor Sule Lamido, the Chief Judge Katsina State to the State Governor Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, President, Customary Court of Appeal, Taraba State to the State Acting Governor,Two Kadis for the Sharia Court of Appeal, Kebbi State to the State Governor Dakingeri , Two Kadis for the Sharia Court of Appeal, Sokoto State to the State Governor Wammako, One Judge for the Customary Court of Appeal, Delta State to the State Governor Emmanuel Uduanghan and two Judges for the Customary Court of Appeal to the Ebonyi State to the State Governor Mathins Elechi respectively.
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of 10 judges of the Imo State Judiciary. While nine were found to have altered their dates of birth in their official records in order to confer on themselves the undue advantage of staying longer in service, the other Judicial…
