Judges to sit for exams before appointment

Prospective judges will in future write tests and appear for interviews before appointment.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, said this at the inauguration of 12 judges appointed for the Federal High Court, on Monday.
He said unlike before, when judges were appointed based on nomination, tests and interviews would be introduced in order to make the appointment process more rigorous.
Musdapher said, “In the very near future, as part of the reforms undertaken by the judiciary, processes for appointment will be more rigorous and may include test and interviews in order to choose the most suitable Nigerians to man the court.”
The CJN told the new judges that their appointment was in response to the cry against the delay in the disposal of cases in the high courts, where he said about 150,000 suits were currently pending.
He commended the National Assembly for approving the increase in the number of judges of the Federal High Court from 70 to 100.

PUNCH NEWSPAPER