Buhari urges Senate to confirm Justice Dongban-Mensem as PCA

By Sanni Onogu, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday officially urged the Senate to confirm Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the substantive President of the Court of Appeal (PCA).

Buhari’s nomination letter was read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor during plenary.

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The letter from the President reads: “Pursuant to Section 238(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), I write to request for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Honourable Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the President of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria.

“It is my hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominee in the usual expeditious manner.”