The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Olubunmi Oyewole as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
The confirmation followed the presentation and adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, at plenary on Tuesday.
Presenting the report, Adegbonmire said “That the Senate do Receive and Consider the Report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters on the confirmation of the nomination of Hon. Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole, JCA, as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had earlier written to the Senate, requesting confirmation of Justice Oyewole’s nomination in line with Section 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the President’s letter at plenary last week and subsequently referred it to the judiciary committee for screening and report, which led to the confirmation.
