Buhari: Only fit judges will preside over courts

President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the process of ensuring that persons, judges and justices recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for appointment into various courts of record in the instant are fit and proper, and are not under any disability to function as judicial officers.   The Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the process of ensuring that persons, judges and justices recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for appointment into various courts of record in the instant are fit and proper, and are not under any disability to function as judicial officers.

 

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement on Friday.

He said Buhari’s position was in furtherance of the executive powers vested in him under Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution which allows him as the appointing authority to exercise same reasonably, taking all relevant factors into consideration.

 

According to Shehu, Nigerians are assured that President Buhari will issue his approval or otherwise as soon as the process of the background verification is completed.

 

Pres. @MBuhari has commenced the process of ensuring that persons, Judges & Justices recommended by the Nat’l Judicial Council (NJC) for appointment into various Courts of Record in the instant are fit and proper, and are not under any disability to function as Judicial Officers.

— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) February 9, 2018

Nigerians are assured that President Buhari will issue his approval or otherwise as soon as the process of the background verification is completed.

— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) February 9, 2018