•Accused of falsifying age
•Recommends appointment of CJs in FCT, states
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of the Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Shadrack O.E. Nwanosike.
The NJC said the recommendation followed its finding that Justice Nwanosike "falsified his date of birth, which invariably affected his retirement age."
The council recommended to President Goodluck Jonathan and some governors, the appointment of chief judges in some states, including Delta, Jigawa, Katsina and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
This formed part of the council's decision at its 63rd meeting held on July 17 and 18.
The NJC also reviewed the performance of some judges and resolved to invite some with unimpressive performance to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against them.
NJC's Acting Director, Information, Soji Oye, in a statement, said the council, after its meeting, constituted a five-man committee, comprising its members to invite judges with "very low performance or non-performance", to appear before it to show why they should not be removed from office.
Also recommended by the NJC to the Executive for appointment include President, Customary Court of Appeal, Taraba State; two Kadis for the Sharia Court of Appeal, Kebbi State and two Kadis for the Sharia Court of Appeal, Sokoto State.
The NJC also recommended the appointment of a judge for the Customary Court of Appeal, Delta State and two Judges for the Customary Court of Appeal, Ebonyi State.
