The Senate has been requested by President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the acting Chief Judge of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Justice Salisu Garba Abdullahi, as substantive Judge of the court.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari’s request was contained in a letter to the Senate.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate to confirm Justic Salisu Garba Abdullahi, who has been in an acting capacity, as the substantive Chie Judge of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“The President made the request pursuan to Section 256 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
“In the letter, dated April 1, 2021, President Buhari urged the Senate to do the confirmation, ‘in the usual expeditious manner,” the statement said.
