Worried by the depletion of the number of justices at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Federal Judicial Service Commission( FJSC) on Thursday recommended twenty-two justices of the Court of Appeal to the National Judicial Council, NJC, for elevation to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria currently has 10 justices the lowest in recent years following the death of some of the justices and the retirement of others.

A full complement of the court should be 21. Section 230 of the Constitution of Nigeria (1999) as amended, provides that the Supreme Court of Nigeria shall consist of (a) The Chief Justice of Nigeria (b) Such number of Justices of the Supreme Court, not exceeding Twenty One as may be prescribed by act of National Assembly.

The full list of the nominees include:

SOUTH EAST
1 Hon Justice Nwaoma Uwa (Abia State)-Priority 1A. Hon Justice Onyekachi Otisi (Abia State) -Reserve

2 Hon Justice Obande Ogbuinya (Ebonyi State)-Priority

2A Hon Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua (Imo State)- Reserve

3 Hon Justice Anthony Ogakwu (Enugu State)-Priority

3A Hon Justice Chioma Nwosu-lheme (Imo State)-Reserve

(2) SOUTH SOUTH

1 Hon Justice Moore Adumein (Bayelsa State)-Priority

1A Hon Justice Biobele Georgewill (Rivers State)-Reserve

(3) SOUTH WEST

1 Hon Justice Adewale Abiru (Lagos State)-Priority

1A Hon Justice Olubunmi Oyewole (Osun State)-Reserve

Others are:

(4) NORTH CENTRAL

1 Hon Jummai Sankey (Plateau State)-Priority

1A Hon Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau)-Reserve

2 Hon Justice Stephen Adah (Kogi State)-Priority

2A Hon Justice Ridman Maiwada Abdullahi (Nassarawa State) -Reserve

3 Hon Justice Baba Idris (Niger State)-Priority

3A Hon Justice Joseph Ikyegh (Benue State)-Reserve

(5) NORTH EAST

1 Hon Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani (Bauchi State)-Priority

1A Hon Justice Abubakar Talba (Adamawa State)

(6) NORTH WEST

1. Hon Justice Muhammad Lawal Shuaibu (Jigawa State)-Priority

1A. Hon Justice Bello Aliyu (Zamfara State) -Reserve

2. Hon Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar (Kebbi State)-Priority

2A Hon Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero (Kano State)-Reserve