Nigeria: Buhari s Nominee Loses Bid for ICC Job, Scores Below 5 Percent of Votes
By Alfred Olufemi
PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported how an ICC committee had earlier ranked Mr Bello low amongst the 20 judges nominated in October.
The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Ishaq Bello, has lost his bid to become judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, prosecutes international crimes, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, and aggression by nationals of the 123-member countries.
Mr Bello was nominated on June 20 by President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria s candidate.
According to the results of the poll released by the International Court, Mr Bello polled 12 votes out of the 117 votes in the first round of the election.
Buhari s nominee loses bid for ICC job, scores below 5% of votes
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Buhari s nominee loses ICC job, scores below 5% of total votes
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