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Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno, has approved the appointment of six new judges into the State High Court.
The secretary to the state government (SSG), Prince Enobong Uwah, who disclosed this at the weekend in Uyo, the state capital, explained that the elevation of the six judges became necessary following their clearance by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
He listed the new appointees to include Umohandi Winifred, Ekanem James, Essien Iwakowo, Morrison Henry, Ntekim Ekpo and Eddie Julius.
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According to Prince Uwah, the newly-elevated judicial officers would be sworn-in on Monday, December 16, at the Banquet Hall of Government House by the governor.
“Upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Governor Umo Eno has approved the appointment of six new High Court Judges in the State Judiciary,” Uwah stated, urging the appointees to honour their inauguration on Monday, December 16.
In other news, the Archbishop of the Methodist Church Nigeria Lagos, Most Rev Isaac Ayo Olawuyi, has called for the election of a Muslim governor in Lagos State in 2027.
He pointed out that, by then, Christians will have held the governorship for 12 consecutive years.
This statement was made during the Lagos House of Assembly’s 22nd Annual Thanksgiving Service, themed ‘The Voice of Mercy.’
In a statement from Eromosele Ebhomele, the Chief Press Secretary to Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, the Archbishop emphasized the need for religious tolerance, suggesting that it is time to allow a Muslim to lead Lagos.
He highlighted that Akinwunmi Ambode and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, both Christians, will have completed this 12-year period, with Sanwo-Olu finishing his maximum eight years and Ambode serving only one term from 2015 to 2019 after a fallout with his political mentor.
