Judges lobby for Tribunal seats ahead of 2027

By Godwin Tsa, Abuja
Election petition tribunals occupy a strategic position in Nigeria’s democratic process, deciding disputes that can determine the political fate of elected officials and, in some cases, reshape the entire trajectory of governance in a state or at the federal level. Members are appointed primarily by the President of the Court of Appeal, drawn from serving judges across the High Courts, Sharia Courts of Appeal, and Customary Courts of Appeal, under Section 285(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
The judiciary maintains that these appointments rest on integrity, competence, and consultation with state Chief Judges and other judicial stakeholders. But away fro...