The Office of the Honourable President of the Court of Appeal has released the latest posting of Honourable Justices, which will take effect from September 30, 2024. The posting, signed by the Honourable President, Justice M. B. Dongban-Mensem, CFR, JP, includes the distribution of Presiding Justices and Justices across the court’s divisions nationwide.
According to the posting, the Court of Appeal Headquarters will continue to be led by Justice Dongban-Mensem, while the Lagos Division will have Justice J. O. Bada as the Presiding Justice, along with eight other Justices. The Kaduna Division will be headed by Justice O. A. Otisi, with four other Justices, and the Ibadan Division will have Justice Yargata Nimpar as the Presiding Justice, supported by three Justices.
Other divisions and their respective Presiding Justices include Enugu (Justice R. M. Abdullahi), Benin (Justice B. G. Sanga), Jos (Justice M. O. Bolaji-Yusuf), Port Harcourt (Justice O. E. Williams-Dawodu), Abuja (Justice H. A. Barka), Calabar (Justice U. Onyemenam), Ilorin (Justice T. O. Awotoye), Owerri (Justice A. A. Wambai), Sokoto (Justice M. L. Shuaibu), Yola (Justice F. O. Oho), Ekiti (Justice I. O. Akeju), Akure (Justice O. F. Omoleye), Makurdi (Justice B. A. Georgewill), Asaba (Justice I. G. Mbaba), Awka (Justice O. O. Daniel-Kalio), Gombe (Justice A. A. B. Gumel), and Kano (Justice M. A. Danjuma).
The posting also includes arrangements for Justices from certain divisions to sit in other divisions for one week each month. Justices from the Ilorin Division will sit in Ibadan, those from Ekiti will sit in Akure, and Justices from Gombe will sit in Maiduguri. The modalities for these sittings will be determined by the Presiding Justices of the respective divisions.
The Court of Appeal emphasized that this posting supersedes any previously constituted Special Panels and that all Justices are expected to report to their assigned divisions by September 30, 2024.
The distribution of Presiding Justices per geopolitical zone is as follows: North-Central (3), North-East (3), North-West (4), South-East (3), South-South (4), and South-West (3), totaling 20 divisions across the country.
Court Of Appeal Posting TheNigeriaLawyer
Location
Honourable Justice(s)
Title
HEADQUARTERS
Hon. Justice M. B. Dongban-Mensem, CFR, JP*
Hon. PCA
LAGOS DIVISION
Hon. Justice J. O. Bada
Presiding Justice
Hon. Justice M. Mustapha
JCA
Hon. Justice F. A. Ojo
JCA
Hon. Justice D. Z. Senchi
JCA
Hon. Justice P. A. Bassi
JCA
Hon. Justice N. U. Okaisabor
JCA
Hon. Justice R. O. Ayoola
JCA
Hon. Justice P. T. Kwahar
JCA
Hon. Justice Abdulazeez M. Anka
JCA
KADUNA DIVISION
Hon. Justice O. A. Otisi
Presiding Justice
Hon. Justice A. O. Obaseki-Adejumo
JCA
Hon. Justice A. M. Bayero
JCA
Hon. Justice S. O. Nwaka Gbagi
JCA
Hon. Justice M. S. Hassan
JCA
IBADAN DIVISION
Hon. Justice Yargata Nimpar
Presiding Justice
Hon. Justice G. O. Kolawole
JCA
Hon. Justice B. F. Zubairu
JCA
Hon. Justice U. Onwosi
JCA
ENUGU DIVISION
Hon. Justice R. M. Abdullahi
Presiding Justice
Hon. Justice J. E. Ekanem
JCA
Hon. Justice O. Goodluck
JCA
Hon. Justice Zainab B. Abubakar
JCA
BENIN DIVISION
Hon. Justice B. G. Sanga
Presiding Justice
Hon. Justice M. I. Sirajo
JCA
Hon. Justice L. A. Ganiyu
JCA
Hon. Justice Asma’u Akanbi-Yusuf
JCA
JOS DIVISION
Hon. Justice M. O. Bolaji-Yusuf
Presiding Justice
Hon. Justice I. A. Andenyangtso
JCA
Hon. Justice P. O. Affen
JCA
Hon. Justice A. A. Akinyemi
JCA
PORT HARCOURT DIVISION
Hon. Justice O. E. Williams-Dawodu
Presiding Justice
Hon. Justice A. M. Talba
JCA
Hon. Justice Y. A. Bashir
JCA
Hon. Justice H. A. Laja Balogun
JCA
ABUJA DIVISION
Hon. Justice H. A. Barka
Presiding Justice
Hon. Justice J. O. K. Oyewole
JCA
Hon. Justice A. I. Banjoko
JCA
Hon. Justice A. B. Mohammed
JCA
Hon. Justice P. C. Obiorah
JCA
Hon. Justice O. E. Abang
JCA
Hon. Justice Ishaq M. Sani
JCA
Hon. Justice D. U. Okorowo
JCA
Hon. Justice Eberechi S. Nyesom-Wike
JCA
Hon. Justice O. O. Oyewumi
JCA
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