Kawu may replace Bamgbola as Kwara CJ

Date: 2014-10-30

A Kwara State High Court Judge, Hon Justice Sulyman Durosinlohun Kawu is warming up to replace the outgoing  State Chief Judge, Justice Olatunji Bamgbola, when he retires in December, National Pilot learnt yesterday.

Bamgbola is expected to retire on December 12, 2014 when he will clock 65 years, being compulsory retirement age.

Kawu, who hails from Ilorin, was the third Acting Chief Judge appointed during controversial removal of the former CJ, Justice Raliat Elelu-Habeeb in 2010.

Sources in the state judiciary told our reporter that Kawu will emerge as the CJ based on the convention that the most senior judge replaces the outgoing one.

Checks by reporter showed that Kawu is the most senior of all the 18 judges in the State High Court after the CJ.

It was, however, learnt that the state governor reserves the power to appoint an acting CJ for the period of three months before appointment and ratification of the substantive CJ.

Our reporter was unable to ascertain whether the governor has recommended names for NJC’s approval as at the time of filing this report. 

Section 271 (4) of 1999 Constitution states that, "If the office of the Chief Judge of a state is vacant or if the person holding the office is for any reason unable to perform the functions of the office, then until a person has been appointed to and has assumed the functions of that office or until the person holding the office has resumed those functions, the governor shall appoint the most senior judge of the High Court to perform those functions."

For the appointment of the substantive CJ, the governor is required to recommend three names to the National Judicial Council (NJC) from which the judiciary’s highest decision-making will approve one, usually the most senior.   

National Pilot recalls that attempt to make Kawu the substantive CJ after Elelu's retirement was foiled as NJC rejected his name as recommended by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in 2012.

The NJC took the decision alongside Justice Olubunmi Oyewole’s planned elevation as Chief Judge of Osun State and Justice Binta Nyako’s recommendation by her husband, former Governor Murtala Nyako, which were turned down.

The council asked the governors to re-forward nominations based on seniority to it for approval, hence, Governor Ahmed forwarded Bamgbola’s name and it was approved by the NJC.

The CJ hopeful is the son of first Chief Judge of the state and former Supreme Court Judge, late Justice Saidu Kawu.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olateju Lukman     Akeem Lawal     Sunday Otokiti     Ayobami Seriki     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Abdulwaheed Musa     TVC Female National Debate     Galadima     Maigida     Umaru Saro     Aro Yahaya     General Hospital, Ilorin     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Ayinke Saka     Ilorin Metro Park     Bamidele Adegoke     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Peculiar Allowance     Yahaya Abdulkareem     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Tanke Road     Ibrahim Jawondo     Yahaya Muhammad     Anilelerin     Yusuf Abubakar     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Abatemi Usman     Kayode Yusuf     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Kulende-UITH     Alikinla     Baruba     Kwara South     Bashir Adigun     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Olatunji Ayeni     KWACOBPA     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Senate President     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Abubakar Suleiman     Bello Oyebanji     Sambo Murtala     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Mashood Dauda     Oloyede     CT Ayeni     Salman Jawondo     Al-Ilory     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Quarry Royal Valley     Idris Garuba     Kwara TV     Crystal Corner Shops     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Gbenga Awoyale     Isiaka Gold     Henry Makinwa     Olaiya Zuberu     April 11     KWSIEC     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Shonga Farm Project     Yeketi     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     SARS     Gaa Olobi     Rotimi Atere     Erubu Oba Zubair     Abdulwahab Ololele     Kwara Poly     Tuesday Assayomo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Tunde Yusuf     UNILORIN Alumni     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Abatemi Usman     Sa\'adu Salahu     Omotoso Musa     Sambo Murtala     Moremi High School     Folajimi Aleshinloye     TESCOM 2025     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Nigeria Computer Society     Gobir     Hakeem Idris     Ndama Al-hassan     Suwa-Arabs     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Shagari     Ramadan     Amos Bajeh     CACOVID Palliatives     Dogara     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     SDP     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Olomu     Dorcas Afeniforo     Sheikh Alimi     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Tosin Saraki     Simeon Ajibola     Yusuf Abubakar     Donatus Ejidike     Haleeman Salman     Kwara 2023     Ajuloopin     Najim Yaasin     Women Radio     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Gamji Members Association     Olokoba Sulyman     Muhammed Aliyu     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Monkey Pox     Abubakar Ndakene     Trader Moni     Saad Belgore     Quarry Royal Valley     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Apaola     JAAC     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Oladimeji Thompson     Awoye     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Bursary     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Iliasu     Ariyo     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Haliru Yahaya     COVID-19 Palliatives     Student Learning Support Helpline     Durosinlohun Atiku     Makama     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Hussein Oloyede     Fatimoh Lawal     NULGE     Bareke     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     IQRA College     Peter Obi