President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf as the acting Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.
The erstwhile Chief Judge of the FCT High Court Justice Salisu Garba voluntarily retired from office recently and was appointed the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI).
Justice Baba-Yusuf’s appointment was contained in a press statement issued by the Director of Information, Soji Oye, on Saturday.
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“The acting appointment takes effect from 1, August 2021,” the statement said, adding that “Hon Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf will be sworn-in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR, on Monday, August 16, 2021 by 10am at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.”
