Buhari finally nominates Dongban-Mensem to Senate as Appeal Court President

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally sent the name of Monica Dongban-Mensem
to the Senate for confirmation as the substantive President of the Court of Appeal.
This was disclosed in a brief statement by Mr Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu,

Monday afternoon.

“President Muhammadu Buhari, in-line with his constitutional responsibility has sent
the nomination of Her Lordship, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Acting President,
Court of Appeal to the Senate for confirmation as President, Court of Appeal.
“Justice Dongban-Mensem is a serving Justice of the Court of Appeal and was
recommended, as is the practice, by the National Judicial Council for the nomination

by the President,” Mr Shehu wrote.

The lawyers were reacting to a Sunday statement by Mr Shehu that the president
was yet to confirm her because security agencies were still screening her.
“In the specific case of the Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Her Lordship
Justice M. S Dongban-Mensem, the statutory regulatory time of her acting period

has not lapsed,” Mr Shehu wrote on Sunday.

“This is not about ethnicity or religion. It about security and law enforcement
agencies being allowed to complete their work. Nobody should seek to stampede the
President in carrying out his constitutional duty in this respect,” he added.