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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has appointed Justice Mary Peter Odili, JSC (rtd), member of National Judicial Council (NJC). Her appointment was announced at the close of a send-off  dinner, hosted by the Body of Benchers in His Lordship's honour to conclude the tenure as chairman by the powers conferred on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, in line with the provisions of Paragraph 20 of Part One of the Third Schedule of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.  Read Details of the composition of the NJC below: The National Judicial Council shall comprise the following Members: The Chief Justice of Nigeria, who shall be the Chairman; The next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court who shall be the Deputy Chairman; The President of the Court of Appeal; Five retired Justices selected by the Chief Justice of Nigeria from the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal; The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court; The President, National Indu

A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, and chairman of the Body of Benchers, Justice Mary Peter - Odili, has described the current period as bad for the judiciary. Justice Odili, noted that the confidence in the judiciary was dwindling as a result of the spate of conflicting judgments and indiscipline among lawyers. Read Also: https://zynga-news.blogspot.com/2024/03/oyo-assembly-to-confirm-justice.html?m=1 According to her, “It is a bad period in the sense that the judiciary is being bashed and public confidence in the legal system is dwindling, occasioned by incessant conflicting judgments in our courts and flagrant indiscipline amongst lawyers. ” She said, in a bid to address this vexed issue of conflicting judgments, the body of benchers has constituted a committee made up of ranking members of the profession to see to the issue and come up with the best possible ways of addressing the concerns. “When the Committee completes its assignment and presents its report to the Body of Ben