The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has released a list of 12 lawyers for appointment as Justices of the Court of Appeal.

The NBA has submitted the names to the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, as nominees for appointment into the Court of Appeal Bench.

General Secretary of NBA, Isiaka Abiola Olagunju, the said the screening exercise ran for two days, based on a request made by the President of the Court of Appeal to the President of the NBA, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) for nomination of “suitably qualified candidates for consideration for appointment into the Court of Appeal Bench.”

Below is a list of the 12 shortlisted lawyers:

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  1. Nnamdi Ibegbu (SAN), from Anambra state, who was called to the Bar in 1979.
  2. Enewa Ifeyinwa, from Delta state, who was called to the Bar in 1980.
  3. Alma Eluwa, from Imo state, who was called to the Bar in 1983.
  4. A former Judge of the Court of Appeal, The Gambia, Adegoke Oluremi, who was called to the Bar in 1985.
  5. Oladipo Tolani, from Kwara state, who was called to the Bar in 1988.
  6. Dr. Muhammad Alkali, from Borno state, who was called to the Bar in 1988.
  7. Prof. Nsongurua Udombana, from Akwa Ibom state, who was called to the Bar in 1989.
  8. Auwalu Mu’allimu, from Kano State, who was called to the Bar in 1990.
  9. Prof. Augustine Agom, from Benue State, who was called to the Bar in 1991.
  10. Gbadamosi Kazeem, from Oyo State, who was called to the Bar in 1993.
  11. Dr. Yemi Oke, from Ogun State, who was called to the Bar in 2001.
  12. Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, from Sokoto State, who was called to the Bar in 2000.

The 12 nominees were called out of a total of 187 candidates who submitted expression of interest’s forms to the NBA.

They were all called to the Nigerian Bar between 1979 and 2000 and the names of the nominated candidates have since been forwarded to the President of the Court of Appeal.

A panel of eminent lawyers, including the NBA president scrutinized the applications. Other notable members of the panel are Chief T.J.O Okpoko (SAN); Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN); Chief Charles Edosowan (SAN); Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN, MNI); Dr. Balkisu Saidu of the office of the Vice President of Nigeria and Isiaka Olagunju.