NJC dismisses petition against Kwara Chief Judge, Kawu, 15 others
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed a petition written against the Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Sulyman Kawu for being frivolous, baseless and unmeritorious.
NJC, the highest umbrella body constitutionally empowered to invoke disciplinary punishment against serving erring judicial officers also threw away petitions against 15 other Judges.
In a statement in Abuja, NJC at the end of its virtual meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad said that Justice Kawu and others were not found wanton in the allegations against them by their respective petitioners.
Other Judges who have petitions against them dismissed are Justice Ayodele Daramola, Chief Judge, Ekiti State, Justices I. N. Oweibo, Hadiza R. Shagari, Ijeoma Ojukwu, Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa all of the Federal High Court. The rest are Justices B. A. Oke-Lawal, O. A. Ogala of the Lagos State High Court, Justice Augusta Uche Kingsley-Chukwu, High Court of Rivers State, Justice Mustapha . Ramat, High Court, Nasarawa State, Justices M. M. Ladan, Muhammed Lawal Bello both of the High Court of Kaduna State.
Petitions against Justice Adamu M. Kafin Madaki, High Court of Bauchi State, Justice L. M. Boufini, High Court, Bayelsa State and Kadi Goni Kur, Sharia Court of Appeal, Borno State were also shut down for either lacking in merit or being subjudiced.
In the same vein, the council also dismissed another petition written by Mrs Ademujimi Adenike Nancy against Justice Sunday Olorundahunsi for lackof merit.
