CJN Administers Oath On 18 Court of Appeal Justices

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has sworn-in the 18 judges who were recently elevated to the Court of Appeal.

A mild drama played out at the swearing-in ceremony as one of the judges, Justice Olasunbo Goodluck, a Christian, took her oath in the name of Allah.

But she was immediately corrected by Chief Justice Muhammad and thereafter got the oath administered in the name of God.

Among the new justices sworn-in include: Mohammed Danjuma (Niger State); Muhammad Sirajo (Plateau); Abdul-Azeez Waziri (Adamawa); Yusuf Bashir (Taraba); Usman Musale (Yobe); Ibrahim Jauro (Yobe); Abba Mohammed (Kano State); Bature Gafai (Katsina); Danlami Senchi (Kebbi); and Mohammed Abubakar (Sokoto).

Others are: Hassan Sule (Zamfara); Kenneth Amadi (Imo); Peter Affen (Bayelsa); Sybil Gbagi; (Delta); Olasunbo Goodluck (Lagos); Adebukola Banjoko (Ogun); Olabode Adegbehingbe (Ondo); and Bola Ademola (Ondo).