Abuja Chief Judge resigns to take up administrative institute appointment

 

Justice Salisu Garba

The Chief Justice of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja, Salisu Garba, has resined his position and took over as the Adminitrator of NJI, Abuja.

As a part of its duties, the NJI organises working towards for board at all stages, magistrates, and court officials of a number of cadres.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, introduced Mr Garba’s transition from being the head of the FCT attorneys to NJI administrator in a statement on Monday.

The CJN, based on the statement by his spokesperson, Ahuraka Isah, appointed Mr Garba to take over as NJI administrator from Rosaline Bozimo, whose administration elapsed on July .

Ms Bozimo, a retired chief judge of delta state, served two terms as the administrator of the institute.

“The national administrative institute lath of Governors, below the chairmanship of the chief justice of Nigeria CJN, Honourable justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad OFR, at its assembly held on July , appointed Honourable amends Salisu Garba as the administrator of the NJI.

“Justice Garba has taken over from the Honourable justice Rosaline Patricia Irorefe Bozimo Rtd, whose tenure as the adnistrator of the convention came to an conclusion on the in July,” the remark examine partly.

Top rate instances had stated that Mr Garba, who will reach the retirement age earlier than the conclusion of, became affidavit-in because the chief judge of the FCT excessive court docket on July.

Mr Garba took over from Ishaq Bello the former CJ who clocked the retirement age of on January.

He would were due to retire as the CJ decide via October back he ll gain the mandatory retirement age of sixty five years.

Mr Garba hails from Malumfashi local government area of Katsina State.

He wa called to the Nigerian bar in just as he completed youth service NYSC.

The new administrator who went into legal practice for three years after his NYSC programme, was appointed Justice of the Peace in the FCT in and served as the court registrar of the FCT hih court except he became appointed a choose of the FCT high court in .