Insufficient supreme court justices is worsening prison congestion - Falana tells Buhari

emi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights Activist has raised an alarm of insufficient justices at the supreme court, which according to him is worsening prison congestion. 

 

Falana in a letter dated June 9, urged President Buhari to validate the elevation of court of appeal justices Adamu Jauro, Emmanuel A. Agim, Samuel C. Oseji, and Helen M. Ogunwumiju as Supreme Court justices as recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) . 

 

The senior lawyer who stated that the number of justices at the supreme court has reduced to 12 as against the constitutionally required number of 21 justices at maximum, said President Buhari is yet to forward the names of the justices to the senate for confirmation “as required by section 231(2) of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 as amende