JUST IN: Buhari nominates Garba as Chief Judge of FCT High Court
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday pushed to the Senate the approval of the appointed Hon. Justice Salisu Garba as the acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday pushed to the Senate the approval of the appointed Hon. Justice Salisu Garba as the acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court.
Recall that Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad had in January 2021, swore in Justice Garba as acting CJ of FCT High Court.
This, however, was a sequel to the retirement of Justice Ishaq Bello as CJ of the FCT High Court.
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The President’s letter was read at plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
Moreso, Garba hails from Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State.
He was called to bar in 1984 and completed his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 1985.
Garba was appointed as Magistrate in FCT in 1989.
He became the Chief Registrar of the FCT High Court in 1997. He was appointed a Judge of the FCT High Court in 1998
