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Buhari okays appointment of Justice Mensem as acting Appeal Court president

Saddam Yusuf Saleh
By Saddam Yusuf Saleh
Published: March 5, 2020
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hon. Justice M.B. Dongban Mensem as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal.

Garba Shehu, the spokesman to the President, announced the appointment in a statement to Okay.ng on Thursday.

Justice Monica Bolna'an Dongban-Mensem
Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem

The statement said: “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hon. Justice M.B. Dongban Mensem as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal for an initial period of three (3) months, with effect from March 6, 2020, when the incumbent President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, CFR, would statutorily retire from service.

“Justice Mensem, who is the next most senior Judge of the Court of Appeal, will be acting pending when a substantive appointment to the position of the President of the Court of Appeal may be made by President Buhari subject to the confirmation of the Senate.

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“The President’s approval of the appointment of Justice Mensem, followed the recommendation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria in line with the provisions of Section 238(4) & (5) of the 1999 Constitution as amended”

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