The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice John Tsoho, has effected the redeployment of some Judges of the Court across the nation.
The redeployment of Judges, according to a statement issued by the Director of Information, Catherine Christopher, take effect immediately.
The affected judges are; Hon. Justice M. G. Umar redeployed from Enugu Judicial Division to Abuja, Hon. Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim, from Gombe Division to Yola Division and Hon. Justice M. T. Segun-Bello; from Abakaliki Division to Enugu Division.
Others are; Hon. Justice Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman; from Yola Division to Awka Division and Hon. Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed; from Awka Division to Gombe Division.
He added that, “The affected Judges are to make their best endeavour to deliver all pending judgements in their current stations within the shortest possible time.
“Meanwhile, the Judges currently resident in the Abakaliki and Katsina Judicial Divisions shall take responsibility for all the cases already pending or newly instituted in their respective Divisions, until otherwise instructed.”
Christopher further stressed that, “The general public is hereby notified that all cases pending before Court No. 5 in the Abuja Judicial Division will be attended to by the Judge who has been moved to Abuja for that purpose.
“Consequently, there is no need for litigants and /or counsel to apply to the Hon. The Chief Judge for re-assignment of cases that have been pending before the Court.”
