Outrage over appointment of Appeal Court Justices, lists contain 95% Northerners

The Judiciary is at the midst of another controversy as the list of recommended Justices of the Court of Appeal is leaked to the public. Out of the fourteen recommended Justices, 12 are Northerners while only two are from the Southern part of the country.

The list which also included a reserved one also has 12 judges from the North and two from the south. Both lists are stated below:

Recommended Fourteen Justices Court of Appeal

Hon. Justice P. A. Mahmoud, Benue
Hon. Justice F. Ojo, kwara
Hon. Justice I. G. Abundaga, Nasarawa
Hon. Justice M. B. Idris, Niger
Hon. Justice A. M. Talba, Adamawa
Hon. Kadi M. M. Alkali, Adamawa
Hon. Justice A. I. Adenyangtso, Taraba
Hon. Justice A. S. Umar, kebbi
Hon. Justice O. Z. Senchi, kebbi
Hon. Justice A. M. Lamido, Sokoto
Hon. Justice B. B. Aliyu, Zamfara
Hon. Justice E. Tobi, Delta
Hon. Justice G.O. Kolawole, Osun.

Reserved List

Hon. Justice O. Itodo, Benue
Hon. Justice M. A. Abdul Gafar, kwara
Hon. Justice D. D. Adeck, Nasarawa
Hon. Justice D. G. Mann, Plateau
Hon. Justice D. G. Goji, Adamawa
Hon. Kadi U. B. Umar, Adamawa
Hon. Justice Y. A. Bashir, Taraba
Hon. Justice Z. B. Abubakar, kebbi
Hon. Justice I. M. Sani, kaduna
Hon. Justice F. L. Adamu, kano
Hon. Justice I. B. Ahmed, katsina:
Hon. Justice M. Y u ftsha’u, Zamfara
Hon. Justice P. O. Affen, Bayelsa
Hon. Justice O. A. Ipaye, Osun

North-11
South-2
Reserve list:
North:12
South: 2

Already this list has generated a lot of controversy particularly the lopsidedness between the North and South.