Ozioma Izuora, NBA PRO, 34 Others shortlisted for Federal High Court Bench
Ozioma Izuora
Former Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Abuja Branch, Madam Ozioma Izuora and the Nigerian Bar Association NEC appointed Publicity Secretary, Bukar Waziri Alhaji Esq are among the 36 Lawyers shortlisted for appointment in the Federal High Court Bench.
The Kanu Agabi(SAN) Screening Committee which was appointed by President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN) to scrutinise the Expressions of Interest submitted by legal practitioners for consideration as nominees to the Federal High Court Bench, concluded its work today, May 8, 2017.
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Out of the 297 Expressions of Interests received by the Office of President, Nigerian Bar Association, (OPNBA), 36 applicants were shortlisted for the Federal High Court jobs. These are:
S/N
NAME
YEAR OF CALL
STATE OF ORIGIN
GENDER
REMARKS
SOUTH-EAST ZONE
1.
OGBONAYA MICHAEL CHUKWUEMEKA
1988
ABI A
MALE
RECOMMENDED
2.
SUNDAY BASSEY ONUABUCHI
1988
EBONYI
MALE
RECOMMENDED
3.
ANIZOBA LAWRENCE OBI
1993
ANAMBRA
MALE
RECOMMENDED
4.
OFOKANSI ALINE STELLA MANZO
1996
ANAMBRA
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
5.
FESTUS E. ONYIA
2002
ENUGU
MALE
RECOMMENDED
6.
OZIOMA F. IZUORA
2001
IMO
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
SOUTH WEST ZONE
7.
BODE MAKINDE JAMIU
1990
OGUN
MALE
RECOMMENDED
8.
OLADEJO JUSTUS OLOWO
1992
ONDO
MALE
RECOMMENDED
9.
ADENIJI ADE
OLUGBENGA
1992
OSUN
MALE
RECOMMENDED
10.
KAZEEM ADEKUNLE ADEBANJO
1995
LAGO S
MALE
RECOMMENDED
11.
AGORO BOLAJI
ADEBAYO
2002
OYO
MALE
RECOMMENDED
12.
AJOBA EZEKIEL OLUWASEUN
2003
EKITI
MALE
RECOMMENDED
NORTH CENTRAL ZONE
13.
OMOLOBA SHERIFAT OLUREMI
1987
KOGI
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
14.
SULAIMAN LIMAN MUSA
1991
NIGER
MALE
RECOMMENDED
15.
NANKWAT DAWAT SHASE-ET
1992
PLATEAU
MALE
RECOMMENDED
16.
MUINAT OLATAYO
1993
KWARA
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
17.
LYDIA MBAKORON
ANENGA
2003
BENUE
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
18.
LIMAN SALIHU
2004
KOGI
MALE
RECOMMENDED
NORTH-WESTERN ZONE
19.
HUSSAINA ADAMU ALIYU
1989
JIGAWA
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
20.
MUSA ALHAJI YA’U
1992
KADUNA
MALE
RECOMMENDED
21.
IBRAHIM ALIYU NASSARAWA
1995
KANO
MALE
RECOMMENDED
22.
ABUBAKAR BAGUDU UMAR
1999
KEBBI
MALE
RECOMMENDED
23.
ABDULLAHI MUHAMMED
DAN-IGE
2001
SOKOTO
MALE
RECOMMENDED
24.
NURUDEEN ADO AYAGI
2001
KANO
MALE
RECOMMENDED
NORTH-EASTERN ZONE
25.
SA’ADATU IBRAHIM MARK
1996
TARABA
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
26.
HALILU KHADEEJA SULEIMAN
1990
BAUCHI
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
27.
FATIMA BUKAR LIBERTY
2000
BORNO
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
28.
KURUTSI PETER ANDEZAI
2002
TARABA
MALE
RECOMMENDED
29.
BUKAR WAZIRI ALHAJI
2004
BORNO
MALE
RECOMMENDED
30.
IBRAHIM AHMED BUBA
2005
ADAMAWA
MALE
RECOMMENDED
SOUTH-SOUTHERN ZONE
31.
MUSTAPHA IKHEGBE ABUBAKAR
1988
EDO
MALE
RECOMMENDED
32.
AKEREDOLU ALERO E.
1988
DELTA
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
33.
IKOI EKPO IKONA
1990
CROSS RIVER
MALE
RECOMMENDED
34.
ITULU JULIA DUMEBI
1990
DELTA
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
35.
EKE CORDELIA UWUMA
1995
RIVERS
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
36.
DR. IDORENYIN A. EYO
2002
AKWA IBOM
FEMALE
RECOMMENDED
Members of the NBA Screening Committee who scrutinized the Expressions of Interest include Chief Kanu Agabi(SAN) – Chairman, P. I. N. Ikwueto,(SAN), Mrs. Bisi Soyebo (SAN) and Aisha Ado Abdullahi, National Treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA).
It would be recalled that the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Honourable Justice I. N. Auta, OFR, FCII Arb,FDRI had made a formal request for nomination of suitably qualified candidates from the NBA for consideration as Judges.
It would also be recalled that similar formal requests had been received from both the Supreme Court and Federal Court of Appeal and had been similarly disposed of.
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