The National Judicial Council has said no date has been fixed for the swearing-in of the newly appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court.
The Council said that the speculation that Monday, January 16, has been picked for the inauguration of the Justices did not emanate from the NJC.
A statement on Friday by the NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, noted that the date for the swearing-in of the Justices would be made public at the appropriate time.
The President, Bola Tinubu, had asked the Senate to confirm 11 justices recommended for the Supreme Court bench.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during a plenary.
The NJC headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria recommended the 11 nominees to President Tinubu.
The nominees have to be cleared by the Senate before they can be sworn in as Supreme Court justices.
