NJC names Ayo Salami chairman of corruption cases monitoring committee

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- The chief justice of Nigeria has named yo Salami, as the chairman of Corruption and Financial Cases Trial Monitoring Committee

- Salami was appointed at the 82nd council meeting of the National Judicial Council

- The committee the NJC said is expected to regularly monitoring and evaluation of proceeding of various courts for financial and economic crimes across Nigeria

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has appointed a former president of the Court of Appeal, Ayo Salami, as the chairman of Corruption and Financial Cases Trial Monitoring Committee (COTRIMCO).

Salami's appointment was confirmed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the NJC, Soji Oye.

Oye said the decision of the chief justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to appoint Salami and other members of the committee was taken at the 82nd council meeting of the NJC.

He said the committee's function include regular monitoring and evaluation of proceeding of various courts for financial and economic crimes across Nigeria.

The committee is also expected to advise the chief justice of Nigeria on how to eliminate delays in the trial of alleged corruption cases in Nigeria.

Oye said: "Giving feedback to the council on progress of cases in the designated courts, conduct background checks on judges selected for the designated courts and evaluating the performance of the designated courts.

“It will be recalled that the chief justice of Nigeria in his speech at the special session of the supreme court of Nigeria to mark the commencement of the 2017/2018 legal year, emphasised on the concerns expressed by members of the public on the very slow speed with which corruption cases were being heard or determined by the court," he said.

Members of the committee include: Kashim Zannah, chief judge of Borno; P.O. Nnadi, chief judge of Imo; Marsahal Umukoro, chief judge of Delta; M. L. Abimbola, chief Judge of Oyo; and A.B Mahmoud, president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

Others are: Wole Olanipekun, a former NBA president; Olisa Agbakoba, Joseph Daudu, Augustine Alegeh, Garba Tetengi, R.I Inga, Gambo Saleh and representatives of ministry of justice, institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

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NAIJ.com earlier reported that the presidency said it was disappointed in the NJC for reinstating six of the suspended judges who were under investigation.

The special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecutions, Okoi Obono-Obla, said the decision of the NJC to reinstate these judges is faulty.

He also advised the suspended judges not to resume duty as they would soon be re-arraigned.

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