The National Judicial Council, NJC, has said no date was fixed for the swearing-in of the newly appointed eleven Justices of the Supreme Court.
Barrister Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information in a statement said neither the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who is the NJC Chairman, nor the Council itself authored or endorsed the purported date which did not emanate from it.
The statement followed purported news by an Abuja-based media organization that Monday, January 16 was fixed for the inauguration of the Justices.
The statement urged members of the public to disregard the news and explained that NJC would make public the appropriate time and the date for the swearing-in of the Justices.
Part of the statement reads: “The attention of the National Judicial Council has been drawn to a trending story purportedly informing the public that the newly appointed 11 Supreme Court Justices would be sworn in on Monday 16 January 2023.
“The Council by this medium expressly denies the news as it did not emanate from the Council or the Office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
“The date for the swearing-in of the Justices will be made public at the appropriate time. Members of the public should please disregard the trending news.”
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