Nigeria, June 28 -- The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Mainasara Umar to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

The recommendation was one of several decisions reached at the NJC's 109th plenary held on Wednesday in Abuja under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.

The NJC's Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, in a statement on Thursday, noted that the decision followed public complaints and a rigorous vetting process by an eight-member interview committee. He said the process was in line with the 2023 Revised NJC Guidelines and Procedural Rules for Judicial Appointments.

"Similarly, Council has also re...