Eberechi Suzette Wike, wife of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 21 others have made it to the final list of the Court of Appeal judges.

The President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice M.B Dongban-Mensem had requested the appointment of 22 new Justices to the Court of Appeal, which included Mrs Wike who has been a High court judge.

Justice Eberechi Suzette Wike from Rivers Judicial Council was on the list of priority nominees sent to the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

In May, the National Judicial Council at its plenary of 105th meeting held on May 15 and 16, 2024, approved the appointment of 86 Judicial Officers for Federal and State courts.

The council at the meeting also considered the recommendation of its Interview Committee on the Appointment of Judicial Officers of all Superior Courts of Record in Nigeria and resolved to recommend the 86 Judicial Officers for appointment to the Court of Appeal, High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Sharia Courts of Appeal and Customary Courts of Appeal of States in Nigeria.

It noted that all recommended candidates were expected to be sworn in after the approval of the NJC recommendations to the President and their respective state governors.

Eberechi Suzette, whose husband was also the immediate former Governor of Rivers State, was on the list.

Apart from Wike’s wife who made the final cut, the following judges also made the list: Polycarp Tema Kwahar (Benue), Ruqayat Ayoola (Kogi), Eneche Eleojo (Kogi), Asmara Akanbi Yusuf (Kwara), Abdullahi Muhammad Liman (Nasarawa), Abdu Dogo (FCT), and Fadahu Umaru (Borno).

Others are Ishaq Mohammed Sani (Kaduna), Zainab Bage Abubakar (Kebbi), Abdulaziz M. Ankara (Zamfara), Nnamdi Okwy Dimga Victoria (Abia), Toochukwu Nwoye (Anambra), Henry Aja-Onu Njoku (Ebonyi), Donatus Uwaezuoke Okorowo (Enugu), Ngozika N Okaisabor (Imo), Ntong Festus Ntong (Akwa-Ibom), Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi (Edo), Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo (Lagos), Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi (Ogun), Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola (Oyo), and Bayo Ademola Taiwo (Oyo).