Group alleges ‘insider dealings’ as NJC send 33 names to Pres. Buhari for appointment as FCT judges

Open Bar Initiative (OBI) a voluntary initiative made up Nigerian citizens and legal practitioners committed to the reform of the legal profession and administration of justice in Nigeria has petitioned the President, Muhammadu Buhari, over perceived irregularities and alleged insider dealings in the recommendation of 33 legal practitioners for appointment as judges in the Federal Capital Territory. In the petition dated April 30, 2020, signed by Silas Joseph Onu, Esq. and  Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Ph.D., as co-conveners, the group said the list “is manifestly an abuse of the high constitutional…

Read More