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Acting Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Shadrack O.E. Nwanosike, has been sacked by National Judicial Council, NJC over his alleged complicity in age falsification.
According to a statement signed by the council’s spokesperson, Soji Oye, “The NJC, under the chairmanship of Justice Mukhtar, at its 63rd meeting held between July 17 and 18, 2013 recommended the compulsory retirement from office of Justice Nwanosike, the acting Chief Judge of Abia State.
“The decision is sequel to the findings of the council that Justice Nwanosike falsified his date of birth, which invariably affected his retirement age”.
The NJC also recommended to the executive arm of government the appointment of some judicial officers to fill vacancies in the federal and state judiciaries, including the Chief Judge, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, who is to be appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Other appointments, recommended by the Council, are CJ, Rivers State; CJ, Jigawa State; CJ, Katsina; State; President, Customary Court of Appeal, Taraba State; two Kadis for the Sharia Court of Appeal, Kebbi State; two Kadis for the Sharia Court of Appeal, Sokoto State; one judge for the Customary Court of Appeal, Delta State; and two judges for the Customary Court of Appeal, Ebonyi State, which are to made by their respective state governors.