BREAKING: Buhari Bows To Pressure, Nominates Dongban-Mensem As President Of Court Of Appeal

President Muhammadu Buhari, has finally crave-in to pressure to appoint the Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as substantive president of the Court.

The nomination of Justice Donghan-Mensem by the President was contained in the statement released by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity on Monday.

BIGPEN reports that this is coming barely two weeks after a former Military Governor of Kaduna State, retired Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, took a swipe on President Buhari over his “skewed” appointments into federal positions which he said may bring ruin to Nigeria and will leave his Administration with no record to refer to.

Colonel Umar had in an open letter to President Buhari, specifically mentioned the failure of President Buhari to name Justice Monica Dongban Mensem, a Northern Christian, who is serving out her second three months term as acting Chief Judge as substantive head of the Appeal Court.

However, according to the statement from the Presidential spokesman on Monday: “President Muhammadu Buhari, in-line with his constitutional responsibility has sent the nomination of Her Lordship, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Acting President, Court of Appeal to the Senate for confirmation as President, Court of Appeal.

“Justice Dongban-Mensem is a serving Justice of the Court of Appeal and was recommended, as is the practice, by the National Judicial Council for the nomination by the President”.