President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) has appointed Hon. Justice Ibrahim M. Bukar as Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar (GCON).
The appointment is sequel to confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Bukar has been occupying the office in acting capacity since May 2013, following the voluntary retirement of then Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Lawal Hassan Gummi from service.
Justice Gummi — who was appointed a Judge of the FCT High Court in 1988 and rose to become the Chief Judge and Chairman FCT Judicial Service Committee in 2004 — was named the new Emir of Gummi, Zamfara State, replacing the former Emir, Alhaji Aliyu Abara who died at the age of 75.
