[UPDATED] CJN Corrects Appeal Court Justice Who Said ‘So Help Me Allah’ While Taking Oath

*Swears in 18 Appeal Court justices

Olasunbo Goodluck, one of the newly-appointed appeal court
judges, while taking her oath of office, said “so help me Allah”
instead of the official “so help me God” in the concluding part of
the oath.

As Justice Olasunbo Goodluck, a Muslim walked away from
microphone, Ibrahim Muhammad, the chief justice of Nigeria, ordered
her to return and say “so help me God”.

This resulted in a round of laughter from those present at the
court. She immediately returned to the microphone and did as she
was ordered.

The new appeal court judges were sworn in at the main court of
the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday.

President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of 18
new justices following a recommendation by the National Judicial
Council (NJC).

Muhammad had fixed Thursday, April 29, to swear in the
justices.

However, the inauguration ceremony was postponed indefinitely
owing to the JUSUN strike at the time.

Ahuraka Isah, senior special assistant on media to the CJN, had
also said another reason for the postponement was to enable the new
judges “clear their desks in their various offices”, to ensure that
there are no outstanding issues before they assume their new
responsibilities.

The appeal court judges that were sworn in are Mohammed Danjuma
(Niger State), Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau), Abdul-Azeez
Waziri (Adamawa), Yusuf A. Bashir (Taraba), Usman A. Musale (Yobe),
Ibrahim Wakili Jauro (Yobe), Abba Bello Mohammed (Kano State),
Bature Isah Gafai (Katsina), and Danlami Zama Senchi (Kebbi).

Others are Mohammed Lawal Abubakar (Sokoto), Hassan Muslim Sule
(Zamfara), Kenneth Ikechukwu Amadi (Imo), Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen
(Bayelsa), Sybil Onyeji Gbagi (Delta), Olasunbo Goodluck (Lagos),
Adebukola Banjoko (Ogun), Olabode Adegbehingbe (Ondo), and Bola
Samuel Ademola (Ondo).

TheNigerialawyer recalls that the inauguration was earlier
scheduled to take place in April but had to be postponed due to the
nationwide strike of the members of the Judiciary Staff Union of
Nigeria (JUSUN).

The strike embarked upon by judiciary workers to press for the
financial autonomy of the judiciary started on April 6 and went on
to ground Nigerian courts and relevant institutions for over two
months.

President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of the
judges following their recommendation by the National Judicial
Council (NJC).

Rcall how the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, struck out
a suit demanding three slots for the South-east region in the
process of appointing the 18 judges.

*Swears in 18 Appeal Court justices

Olasunbo Goodluck, one of the newly-appointed appeal court
judges, while taking her oath of office, said “so help me Allah”
instead of the official “so help me God” in the concluding part of
the oath.

As Justice Olasunbo Goodluck, a Muslim walked away from
microphone, Ibrahim Muhammad, the chief justice of Nigeria, ordered
her to return and say “so help me God”.

This resulted in a round of laughter from those present at the
court. She immediately returned to the microphone and did as she
was ordered.

The new appeal court judges were sworn in at the main court of
the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday.

President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of 18
new justices following a recommendation by the National Judicial
Council (NJC).

Muhammad had fixed Thursday, April 29, to swear in the
justices.

However, the inauguration ceremony was postponed indefinitely
owing to the JUSUN strike at the time.

Ahuraka Isah, senior special assistant on media to the CJN, had
also said another reason for the postponement was to enable the new
judges “clear their desks in their various offices”, to ensure that
there are no outstanding issues before they assume their new
responsibilities.

The appeal court judges that were sworn in are Mohammed Danjuma
(Niger State), Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo (Plateau), Abdul-Azeez
Waziri (Adamawa), Yusuf A. Bashir (Taraba), Usman A. Musale (Yobe),
Ibrahim Wakili Jauro (Yobe), Abba Bello Mohammed (Kano State),
Bature Isah Gafai (Katsina), and Danlami Zama Senchi (Kebbi).

Others are Mohammed Lawal Abubakar (Sokoto), Hassan Muslim Sule
(Zamfara), Kenneth Ikechukwu Amadi (Imo), Peter Oyinkenimiemi Affen
(Bayelsa), Sybil Onyeji Gbagi (Delta), Olasunbo Goodluck (Lagos),
Adebukola Banjoko (Ogun), Olabode Adegbehingbe (Ondo), and Bola
Samuel Ademola (Ondo).

TheNigerialawyer recalls that the inauguration was earlier
scheduled to take place in April but had to be postponed due to the
nationwide strike of the members of the Judiciary Staff Union of
Nigeria (JUSUN).

The strike embarked upon by judiciary workers to press for the
financial autonomy of the judiciary started on April 6 and went on
to ground Nigerian courts and relevant institutions for over two
months.

President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of the
judges following their recommendation by the National Judicial
Council (NJC).

Rcall how the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, struck out
a suit demanding three slots for the South-east region in the
process of appointing the 18 judges.