The Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will on Wednesday, September 20, administer oath of office to the newly appointed nine Justices of the Court of Appeal at the Main Court auditorium of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
This was revealed in a statement yesterday by the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information Festus Akande, indicatingthat the Ariwoola would administer the oath of office on the new Court of Appeal Justices by 11:00 am.
Meanwhile, Justice Amina Adamu Augie will formally retire from the Supreme Court’s Bench on Thursday, 21st September 2023, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70 years on Sunday, 3rd September 2023.
The traditional valedictory court session in her honor which ought to have taken place in September 3 was delayed due to the annual vacation of the Court which ended on Friday, 15th September, 2023.
Justice Amina Augie was sworn in as Justice of Supreme Court on 7th November, 2016. With her retirement, the Supreme Court is now left with 11 Justices as against the constitutionally stipulated 22 Justices.
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