Ezekiel Awojide, Abuja
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, on Sunday, announced the redeployment of some judges.
Justice Tsoho, in a statement by FHC’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher, directed Justice M. G. Umar from Enugu Judicial Division to take over cases earlier presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo of Court 5 in Abuja division.
“The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice John Tsoho, has effected the redeployment of some judges of the court.
“The general public is hereby notified that all cases pending before Court No. 5 in the Abuja Judicial Division will be attended to by the judge who has been moved to Abuja for that purpose.
“Consequently, there is no need for litigants and /or counsel to apply to the Hon. Chief Judge for re-assignment of cases that have been pending before the court,” the statement said.
Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim from the Gombe division was transferred to the Yola division, while Justice M. T. Segun-Bello from the Abakaliki division was moved to the Enugu division.
Also, Justice Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman from the Yola division was redeployed to the Awka division, and Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed from the Awka division was transferred to the Gombe division.
According to the statement, the redeployments take immediate effect.
“The affected judges are to make their best endeavour to deliver all pending judgements in their current stations within the shortest possible time.
“The judges currently resident in the Abakaliki and Katsina Judicial Divisions shall take responsibility for all the cases already pending or newly instituted in their respective Divisions until otherwise instructed,” it concluded.
