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The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, to immediately halt the recruitment process to fill 12 vacancies in the court.
The resolution followed a motion by Igariwey Enwo, who expressed concern over alleged non-compliance with the federal character principles and quota system during the recruitment process.
Following the motion, the House directed the FCT Judiciary and Judiciary Committee to look into the issue.
Nwo’s motion was titled: “There is an urgent need to revisit the proposed list of states to fill the 12 vacancies in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to the detriment of other states.”
“The House notes that over the past few days, the media and civil society groups have expressed serious concerns and protests over the proposed list of states to fill the 12 vacant posts in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory,” the lawmaker said while moving the motion.
“Public information shows that the proposed list is expected to be sent to the National Judicial Council before February 19, 2024, for review by the NJC, and then sent to the Senate for confirmation.
“Acknowledging that under the Abuja (Number of Judges) Act 2003 of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, the principle of Nigeria’s federal character shall apply to the appointment of judges of the courts; this means that the number of judges of the FCT High Court must always reflect the 36 states and The case of FCT.
“In four states, namely: Ebonyi, Abia, Imo and Bayelsa, no indigene from the state has been appointed and serves as a judge in the FCT High Court system.
“Ebonyi State, in particular, is doubly discriminated against as the state does not have any judges appointed to the FCT High Court but is also not listed among the states that applied to fill the 12 vacant posts. ”
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