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The inauguration of 11 newly appointed Supreme Court Justices is being delayed due to accommodation and logistical constraints, inside sources have revealed. The Justices were confirmed by Senate in December 2023 to fill vacancies in the under-staffed apex court, but they are yet to be sworn-in. With 10 out of the constitutionally required 21 justices left at the Supreme Court going into the election appeal cases of last year’s general elections, public outcry led to an accelerated nomination and confirmation of the 11 Justices'. The Senate on December 21, 2023, confirmed Haruna Tsammani (North East);  Moore Adumein (South South);  Jummai Sankey (North Central);  Chidiebere Uwa (South East); and  Chioma Nwosu-Iheme (South East). Others are;  Obande Ogbuinya (South East);  Stephen Adah (North Central);  Habeeb Abiru (South-West);  Jamilu Tukur (North West);  Abubakar Umar (North West); and  Mohammed Idris (North Central) A staff member of the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJS

President Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to confirm the appointment of 11 new Justices nominated to the Supreme Court bench. The president, in a letter to the upper legislative chamber read at Wednesday’s plenary, listed the names of the judicial officers as follows; Justice Jummai Sankey Justice S tephen Adah J ustice Mohammed Idris Justice Haruna Tsammani Justice Jamilu Tukur Justice Abubakar Umar Justice Chidiebere Uwa Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme Justice Obande Ogbuinya Justice Moore Adumein  Justice Habeeb Abiru S ection 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution which empowers the president to appoint new Supreme Court justices subject to confirmation by the Senate. The correspondence from President Tinubu is coming weeks after the National Judicial Council (NJC) had in October recommended to him the elevation of the nominated judges to the apex court and the upper legislative chamber is expected to expedite action on screening and confirming the new justices. The approval by senato