Bedrooms, Back-pockets And Beck-and-call In Nigeria's Elections -By Chidi Odinkalu – Opinion Nigeria
In Kano State, to avoid appointing as substantive Chief Judge, Patricia Mahmoud, a Christian from Benue who had been a judge with reputation for independence on the High Court of Kano State since 1991, an arrangement was reached to elevate her to the Court of Appeal. Justice Mahmoud had acted temporarily in 2015 in the office of Chief Judge of the State.
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