Tsoho redeploys 94 judges

To boost manpower and optimise distribution of judicial officers following the recent appointment of 23 jurists, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has approved the redeployment of 94 judges across all divisions.

Deadline for the new postings is January 8, 2024.

A statement from the CJ’s office indicated that the transfers were necessitated by “the appointment of 23 new judges and other imperatives.”

The major locations affected by the reshuffling are Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Benin and Kano.

The statement reads: “All the judges affected by this posting should report at their duty stations before the date of resumption from the 2023 Christmas vacation, being January, 2024.”