The Chief Decide of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Justice John Tsoho, has clarified {that a} Federal Excessive Courtroom decide in Kano State, Justice Simon Amobeda, didn’t defy his switch order as reported by an internet platform.
Tsoho in a press release, signed by the FHC, Director of Data/ICT, Catherine Christopher, on Wednesday, clarified that opposite to the report, Justice Amobeda remained one of many judges stationed in Kano FHC.
It was reported that Justice Amobeda was transferred in a nationwide posting, which mandated all reassigned judges to report back to their new divisions, which included main centres corresponding to Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano, Kwara, and Kogi.
Justice Tsoho was additionally reported to have issued a directive, ordering all transferred judges to conclude any circumstances remaining on their dockets and guarantee hearings have been closed earlier than relocating Justice Amobeda, who was transferred to Kogi State, was anticipated to have moved to his new place of project.
The CJ, nonetheless, clarified that though Justice Amobeda was initially transferred to Kogi he was ordered in one other directive to remain again in Kano.
The assertion learn “The eye of the Federal Excessive Courtroom of Nigeria has been drawn to a latest report revealed by an internet platform, Sahara Reporters titled: Justice Amobeda Defies Federal Excessive Courtroom Chief Decide’s switch since June, Refuses to depart Kano for Kogi’.
“Opposite to the Sahara report, Justice Simon Amobeda stays one of many Judges serving within the Kano Division of the Courtroom. He didn’t defy the posting made by the Chief Decide.
“It’s instructive to state for the data, that the latest posting of Judges to varied Divisions of the Federal Excessive Courtroom was communicated in a round from the Chief Decide of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, the Hon. Justice John Tsoho on July 12, 2024.
“Within the round, Justice Simon A. Amobeda was initially posted to Lokoja, Kogi State. Nevertheless, a subsequent round dated August 9, 2024, instructed that Justice Amobeda, alongside six different Judges to stay at their then respective Judicial Divisions.”
It added, “The reversal by the Chief Decide of the preliminary posting was on account of sure administrative exigencies. Different Judges affected have been: Hon. Justice M. G. Umar from Enugu to Kano; Justice R.N Aikawa from Kaduna to Katsina; Justice S.M Shuaibu; Evelyn N. Anyadike from Awka to Warri and Hon. Justice Isa Adama Dashen, from Yenagoa to Osogbo, which have been equally reversed.
“Hon. Justice Tsoho as head of the Federal Excessive Courtroom of Nigeria possesses the authority to reverse administrative choices relating to judicial postings, particularly when continuity in case administration is essential to the administration of justice.
“This clarification has develop into essential to clear the alleged reportage surrounding Justice Amobeda’s standing and to additionally exhibit transparency and accountability within the strategy of judicial postings. We subsequently urged members of the general public to ignore that report by the web platform”.