NJC Recommends Elevation Of Head Of Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Panel To Supreme Court

NJC Recommends Elevation Of Head Of Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Panel To Supreme Court

Justice Haruna Tsammani, who served as the lead judge for the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, affirming President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 poll, is among those recently recommended for the Supreme Court bench by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

Tsammani presided over the five-member appeal court panel, which included Justice Stephen Adah, Justice Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf, Justice Moses Ugo, and Justice Abba Mohammed.

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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, in a unanimous decision, ruled that the allegations made by the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, along with other petitioners, lacked substantiation against the conduct of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

On Wednesday, the NJC recommended Justice Tsammani and 10 other justices for appointment to the Supreme Court bench. The list includes Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey, OFR; Hon. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa; Hon. Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme; Hon. Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani; Hon. Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein; Hon. Justice Obande Festus Ogbuinya; Hon. Justice Stephen Jonah Adah; Hon. Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru; Hon. Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur; Hon. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar; and Hon. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris.

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