President Muhammadu Buhari has finally accepted has accepted the voluntary retirement from service of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria, effective from May 28, 2019.
\nIn a statement by his media aide, Mr. Garba Shehu, the President thanked Justice Onnoghen for his service to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and wished him the best of retirement life.
\nThe President has also written the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, on the appointment of additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
\nThe President wrote: \u2018\u2018Pursuant to the provisions of Section 230(2) A&B of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I am pleased to request that you initiate in earnest the process of appointing additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make the full complement of 21 Justices as provided by the aforementioned provisions of the Constitution.
\n\u2018\u2018This is in line with the Government\u2019s Agenda of repositioning the Judiciary in general and Supreme Court in particular for greater efficiency, with a view to reducing the backlogs of appeals pending at the Supreme Court.
\n\u2018\u2018Please accept, your Lordship, the assurances of my highest regards.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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