The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
has asked its eligible members to apply for 12 open slots on the bench of the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja.
The association’s National Publicity Secretary,
Akorede Lawal, said in the statement that the Chief Judge of the FCT High
Court, Husseini Baba-Yusuf, informed the NBA of the 12 openings on the FCT High
Court bench via a letter received on 22 January.
According to the statement, only 12 states have vacant slots on
the court’s bench this time, and only lawyers from those states are qualified
to apply in this round of appointment of judges for the court.
The FCT High Court, like other federal
government-established courts, adopts a quota system in the appointment of
judges to achieve an even spread of representatives of different states of the
federation on its bench.
The states currently with vacant slots on the court’s bench,
according to the NBA statement, are Bauchi, Bayelsa, Enugu, Imo, Kogi, Kwara,
Lagos, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba, and Zamfara.
“Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) who are suitably
qualified and are interested in applying for appointment to the FCT High Court
Bench, and who are from any of the above-listed states, are enjoined to submit
Expression of Interest to the National Secretariat of the NBA on or before 7
February 2024,” the statement read in part.
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Below is the NBA’S Full Statement:
APPOINTMENT OF 12 (TWELVE) ADDITIONAL
JUDGES FOR THE HIGH COURT OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT): CALL FOR
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
By a letter dated 18 January 2024 but delivered on 22 January 2024, the
Honourable Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory and Chairman, Judicial
Service Commission of the FCT has requested the President of the Nigerian Bar
Association to nominate suitably qualified persons, to be recommended for
appointment to the FCT High Court Bench.
This appointment exercise will consider eligible candidates from the
following states of the federation:
1. Bauchi
2. Bayelsa
3. Enugu
4. Imo
5. Kogi
6. Kwara
7. Lagos
8. Oyo
9. Plateau
10. Rivers
11. Taraba
12. Zamfara
Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) who are suitably qualified
and are interested in applying for appointment to the FCT High Court Bench, and
who are from any of the above-listed states, are enjoined to submit an
Expression of Interest to the National Secretariat of the NBA on or before 7
February 2024. All correspondences should be addressed to:
The
President
Nigerian Bar Association
c/o Ayodeji Oni, Esq.
Head, Legal Regulatory and Compliance Department, Nigerian Bar
Association
National Secretariat
Plot 1101 Cadastral Zone A00
Central Business District
Abuja.
The Expressions of Interest should include the
following attached thereto:
1. A copy of the Applicant’s Curriculum Vitae
2. A copy of the Applicant’s Call to Bar Certificate
3. Evidence of payment of Bar Practicing Fees (BPF) as and when
due, for the past 10 years
4. Evidence of payment of NBA
Branch Dues as and when due, for the past 10 years
5. Evidence of attendance at Conferences of the NBA
6. Evidence
of membership of Sections or Fora of the NBA
7. Certified
true copies of at least 5 Judgments in contested cases conducted and/or
delivered by the Applicant within the 5 years preceding the application.
8. A letter
of good standing from the Chairman of the applicant’s Branch confirming that he
or she possesses the qualities set out in Rule 4(4)(1)(a), (b) and (d) of the
National Judicial Council Guidelines for the Appointment of Judicial Officers
for Superior Courts of Record as reproduced hereunder:
“In all
cases:
a) Good
character and reputation, diligence and hard work, honesty, integrity and sound
knowledge of the law and consistent adherence to professional ethics;
As may be
applicable:
b) Active
successful practice at the Bar, including satisfactory presentation of cases in
Court as a Legal Practitioner either in private practice or as a Legal Officer
in any Public Service;
c) Credible
record of teaching law, legal research in a reputable University and
publication of legal works…”
An electronic copy of the Expression of Interest and the accompanying documents
should also be uploaded using this link.
Candidates
are advised to address a similar expression of interest to the Chief Judge of
the Federal Capital Territory and submit the same to the office of the Judicial
Service Commission of the FCT.
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