Osinbajo approves appointment of 19 judges for National Industrial Court

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the appointment of 19 judges for the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN).
Mr Soji Oye, the Director, Information, National Judicial Council (NJC), said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, that the approval was on the recommendations of the NJC.
The new judges are: Targema John Iorngee (Benue ), Namtari Mahmood Abba (Adamawa), Nweneka Ikechi (Rivers), Kado Sanusi (Katsina State), Adeniyi Oluyinka (Ogun),Abiola Adewemimo (Osun), Opeloye Ogunbowale (Lagos State),Essien Jeremiah (Akwa-Ibom).
Elizabeth Oji (Ebonyi), Arowosegbe Ojo (Ondo Stat), Ogbuanya Chukwudi (Enugu State), Bashir Zaynab Mohammed (Niger), Galadima Suleiman (Nasarawa State), Bassi Ahmed(Borno), Danjidda Hamisu (Kano State), Hamman Polycarp (Taraba).
Others are: Damulak Dashe (Plateau), Alkali Attahiru (Sokoto State) and Mustapha Tijjani (Jigawa).
The new judges will be sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, National Judicial Council, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on July 14 at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja.