Davidson Iriekpen writes that there have been enduring calls for withdrawal of the list of judges sent from the National Judicial Council to President Muhammadu Buhari for breaching the Federal Character principle
Never in the history of Nigeria has the appointment of judges and justices for the country’s federal courts attracted so much condemnations and rejection as it has done since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed power and since Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad became the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
While the country is still trying to cope with hullabaloo that followed the release of the list of 33 judges for appointment into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court last December, another hue and cry is trailing the list of justices for the Court of Appeal sent to President Buhari for his approval by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) and National Judicial Council.
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A 500 level student of the Moddibo Adama University, Yola, and five others, have been handed a death sentence for conspiracy and armed robbery.
The judgement was given on Wednesday by an Adamawa State High Court presided by Honourable Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri,
The student whose name was given as Munbe Bala of the Department of Mathematics and Education was convicted alongside a former staff of the Nigeria Communication Satellite, Abuja, Afu Stephen.
Others who were convicted include Peter Eli, Hassan Yusuf, Bobi Mabudi and Emmanuel Kenneth.
The suspects were earlier arraigned before the court on five counts bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery and stood as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th defendants, respectively.