The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, OON, has called on members of the NBA to submit petitions/objections and/or comment generally on the suitability for appointment of the 28 members of the legal profession who submitted application for consideration for the appointment.
Mr. Maikyau made the call in a public notice dated 16th March, 2023.
The excerpt from the notice reads:
Recall that on 22 February 2023, following the request by the Honourable President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) published a Notice calling for expressions of interest from suitably qualified legal practitioners of Imo State origin, for appointment as Judge of the NICN.
The NBA has received expressions of interest from 28 members, and we hereby publish the list of these candidates. Members of the Bar and the public are invited to submit petitions/objections and/or comment generally on the suitability for appointment of the underlisted candidates. All comments/petitions/objections should be put in portable document format (PDF) and forwarded as an attachment to the President through ayodeji.oni@nigerianbar.org.ng or +234 803 345 2825. All communications in this regard must be sent in by close of work on Friday, 24 March 2023.
This exercise is aimed at fostering the resolve and commitment of the NBA to strengthen our Judiciary by enthroning a painstaking and transparent process which would ensure that only suitably qualified candidates – of appropriate competence, character, and reputation – are appointed to the Bench.
LIST OF APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL
COURT JUDGE
| S/ N | Name | Year of Call | State ofOrigin | Branch | Nature ofPractice/
Employment |
Gender |
| 1. | Ibe Eric Chigozie | 2012 | Imo | Abuja | Private Practice | Male |
| 2. | Nwoke Stephen Uchechukwu | 1985 | Imo | Sokoto | Private Practice | Male |
| 3. | Hippolitus Uzoma Udensi | 2007 | Imo | Aba | Private Practice | Male |
| 4. | Anyalechi Uzoma Christian | 2007 | Imo | Port Harcourt | Private Practice | Male |
| 5. | Gregory Tochukwu Okere | 2012 | Imo | Aba | Private Practice | Male |
| 6. | Umekwe Desmond Ifeanyichukwu | 2008 | Imo | Bukuru | Private Practice | Male |
| 7. | Odoemene, Clara Chika | 2011 | Abuja | Private Practice | Female | |
| 8. | Amaechi Chinenyeze Junior | 2008 | Imo | Owerri | Lecturer | Male |
| 9. | Chioma Eziaku Emukah | 2007 | Imo | Owerri | PublicPractice/Lecture
r |
Female |
| 10. | Chidinma Eunice Anyiam | 2008 | Imo | Not available | Public Legal Practice | Female |
| 11. | Otuokere Franca Nkem | Not availabl e | Imo | Not available | Public Practice | Female |
| 12. | Ezediaro Ifediaro Anthony | Not availabl e | Not available | Magistrate | Male | |
| 13. | Onyenakazi Joseph Ebere | 1998 | Imo | Orlu | Private Practice | Male |
| 14. | Alinnor Damian Ugochukwu | 2002 | Imo | Owerri | Private Practice | Male |
| 15. | Chizoba Ihunanya Okpara, Ph.D | 2003 | Imo | Owerri | Lecturer | Female |
| 16. | Ohaka Maureen Uchenna | 2002 | Imo | Abuja | Private Practice | Female |
| 17. | Ndubuisi Chika Chizoba | 2007 | Imo | Orlu | Public Practice | Female |
| 18. | Uchenna Ogunedo Akingbade | 2012 | Imo | Abuja | Private Practice | Female |
| 19. | Onuoha Joachim Chukwuemeka | 2005 | Imo | Port Harcourt | Private Practice | Male |
| 20. | Okpo Sylvia Chineneyenwa | 2008 | Imo | Owerri | Private Practice/ Lecturer | Female |
| 21. | Chibuzo Confidence Ofeogbu (Nee Nwabeke) | 2007 | Imo | Port Harcourt | Public Practice | Female |
| 22. | Umegbulem Betty Amarachi | 2001 | Imo | Abuja | Public Practice | Female |
| 23. | Eunice Ugonma FidelisIwuagwu | 2003 | Imo | Owerri | Private Practice | Female |
| 24. | Ignatius Ugoamadi Nlem | 2003 | Imo | Owerri | Private Practice | Male |
| 25. | Oti-Onyema Linda Amarachi | 2007 | Imo | Owerri | Private Practice/ Lecturer | Female |
| 26. | Azogu Chinwe Chizoba | 2008 | Imo | Port Harcourt | Private Practice | Female |
| 27. | Nkwoada Chijioke | 2008 | Imo | Not available | Magistrate | Male |
| 28. | Aguguo Mark Ibekwe
|
1986 | Imo | Ikeja | Private Practice | Male |