Gov Ugwuanyi Swears In 6 New Judges

Ugwuanyi’s infrastructural interventions responsible for
appointment of 15 judges in four years

The Chief Judge of Enugu State, Priscilla Ngozi Emehelu, has
paid glowing tribute to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his
administration’s commitment in the provision of critical
infrastructure for the state judiciary to efficiently discharge its
responsibilities in the state.

Justice Emehelu, who spoke during the swearing-in of six new
judges into the state judiciary by the governor, stated that prior
to the inception of Mr Ugwuanyi’s administration, “it has not been
possible for the judiciary of Enugu State to get even one slot for
appointment”.

Describing the swearing-in of the new judges as historic, the
Enugu State chief judge stressed that it was remarkable to note
that the state judiciary under the present administration, from
2016 to date, has produced 15 judges.

Ms Emehelu thanked Mr Ugwuanyi for making the feat possible,
stressing that it could not have been possible if not for his
administration’s massive infrastructural interventions in the state
judiciary, especially in “providing all the facilities that are
necessary for these appointments”.

According to her, “the committee from the National Judicial
Council (NJC) came and inspected what we had on the ground and
having been satisfied, gave us the green light which has culminated
in the exercise we are performing today. I want to say a big thank
you to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for making it possible”.

Speaking after swearing in Martha Nkiru Aroh-Onuoha, Paul
Chukwuemeka Ugwueze, Hyacinthia Urunwa Ezugwu, Juliet Uchenna
Mogboh and Okey Paulinus Anike as High Court judges in Enugu State,
as well as Richard Emeka Ogbodo as a judge of the Customary Court
of Appeal of the state, Governor Ugwuanyi explained that the action
was a sequel to his approvals to the recommendations of the
National Judicial Council (NJC), in compliance with Section 271
sub-section 2 and Section 281 sub-section 2 of the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The governor, who lamented the difficulties being experienced
because of the dearth of judges, pointed out that the appointment
of the new Judges was “a timeous relief to the Enugu State
Judiciary and the people of the state”.

Highlighting his administration’s recent major infrastructural
interventions in the judiciary, Mr Ugwuanyi stated that it
delivered extensively reconstructed State Judiciary Headquarters
complex in Enugu, one new High Court building, eleven new
Magistrate Court buildings, two new Open Registry buildings, new
permanent Customary Court of Appeal Headquarters building, 34 new
Model Customary Court buildings (two in each Local Government Area)
as well as other essential tools and equipment, which he said “will
be complemented by these appointments for more efficient
administration and speedy dispensation of justice in Enugu
State”.

The governor therefore congratulated the new judges on their
well-deserved appointments and charged them to bring their
expertise and the requisite gravitas to bear on the discharge of
their new responsibilities.

Responding on behalf of other newly sworn-in judges, Ms
Aroh-Onuoha, thanked God and Mr Ugwuanyi for the elevation.

She equally commended the governor for his administration’s
unprecedented interventions in the judiciary, saying: “Within four
years, fifteen Judges were appointed; court buildings have been
massively renovated and new ones constructed.”

Ms Aroh-Onuoha went further to appreciate the State Chief Judge
for her motivation and support, including others who contributed
towards their accomplishment.

Ugwuanyi’s infrastructural interventions responsible for
appointment of 15 judges in four years

The Chief Judge of Enugu State, Priscilla Ngozi Emehelu, has
paid glowing tribute to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his
administration’s commitment in the provision of critical
infrastructure for the state judiciary to efficiently discharge its
responsibilities in the state.

Justice Emehelu, who spoke during the swearing-in of six new
judges into the state judiciary by the governor, stated that prior
to the inception of Mr Ugwuanyi’s administration, “it has not been
possible for the judiciary of Enugu State to get even one slot for
appointment”.

Describing the swearing-in of the new judges as historic, the
Enugu State chief judge stressed that it was remarkable to note
that the state judiciary under the present administration, from
2016 to date, has produced 15 judges.

Ms Emehelu thanked Mr Ugwuanyi for making the feat possible,
stressing that it could not have been possible if not for his
administration’s massive infrastructural interventions in the state
judiciary, especially in “providing all the facilities that are
necessary for these appointments”.

According to her, “the committee from the National Judicial
Council (NJC) came and inspected what we had on the ground and
having been satisfied, gave us the green light which has culminated
in the exercise we are performing today. I want to say a big thank
you to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for making it possible”.

Speaking after swearing in Martha Nkiru Aroh-Onuoha, Paul
Chukwuemeka Ugwueze, Hyacinthia Urunwa Ezugwu, Juliet Uchenna
Mogboh and Okey Paulinus Anike as High Court judges in Enugu State,
as well as Richard Emeka Ogbodo as a judge of the Customary Court
of Appeal of the state, Governor Ugwuanyi explained that the action
was a sequel to his approvals to the recommendations of the
National Judicial Council (NJC), in compliance with Section 271
sub-section 2 and Section 281 sub-section 2 of the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The governor, who lamented the difficulties being experienced
because of the dearth of judges, pointed out that the appointment
of the new Judges was “a timeous relief to the Enugu State
Judiciary and the people of the state”.

Highlighting his administration’s recent major infrastructural
interventions in the judiciary, Mr Ugwuanyi stated that it
delivered extensively reconstructed State Judiciary Headquarters
complex in Enugu, one new High Court building, eleven new
Magistrate Court buildings, two new Open Registry buildings, new
permanent Customary Court of Appeal Headquarters building, 34 new
Model Customary Court buildings (two in each Local Government Area)
as well as other essential tools and equipment, which he said “will
be complemented by these appointments for more efficient
administration and speedy dispensation of justice in Enugu
State”.

The governor therefore congratulated the new judges on their
well-deserved appointments and charged them to bring their
expertise and the requisite gravitas to bear on the discharge of
their new responsibilities.

Responding on behalf of other newly sworn-in judges, Ms
Aroh-Onuoha, thanked God and Mr Ugwuanyi for the elevation.

She equally commended the governor for his administration’s
unprecedented interventions in the judiciary, saying: “Within four
years, fifteen Judges were appointed; court buildings have been
massively renovated and new ones constructed.”

Ms Aroh-Onuoha went further to appreciate the State Chief Judge
for her motivation and support, including others who contributed
towards their accomplishment.