CJN promotes Wike’s wife to judge at the Court of Appeal

The wife of former Governor of Rivers State, Justice Eberechi Wike, has been promoted to the Court of Appeal.

Her promotion comes after a selection process in which only 22 judges out of 89 nominees were selected to fill vacant positions following the retirement of some senior lawyers.

The promotion was approved by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kayode Ariwoola, on April 2, 2024, and has been forwarded to President Tinubu for appointment.

According to a list obtained by The Gazette titled ‘Appointment of 22 judges to the Court of Appeal’, it showed that the new lawyers were appointed from the pool of states and judges of the Federal Supreme Court from all six geopolitical zones.

Judges Polycarp Tema Kwahar (Benue), Ruqayat Ayoola (Kogi), Eneche Eleojo (Kogi), Asmara Akanbi Yusuf (Kwara), Abdullahi Muhammad Liman (Nasarawa) and Abdu Dogo (FCT) were appointed to North Central.

Only Justice Fadahu Umaru, a native of Borno State, was appointed from the Northeast.

For the North West, the approved judges are Ishaq Mohammed Sani (Kaduna), Zainab Bage Abubakar (Kebbi) and Abdulaziz M. Ankara (Zamfara).

Newly recommended judges from the South East include Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba, (Abia) Victoria Toochukwu Nwoye (Anambra), Henry Aja-Onu Njoku (Ebonyi), Donatus Uwaezuoke Okorowo (Enugu) and Ngozika N Okaisabor (Imo).

For the South-South Region, Judges Ntong Festus Ntong (Akwa-Ibom), Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi (Edo) and Mrs Nyesom-Wike (Rivers) were recommended for promotion.

While Justices Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo (Lagos), Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi (Ogun), Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola (Oyo) and Bayo Ademola Taiwo (Oyo) were named for their altitude in the South-Western Region.

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