Supreme Court justices placed on US visa ban, retiring jurist reveals
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Verified Synthesis~48s readBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, disclosed on Friday that some justices of the court had been placed on a visa ban by the United States of America. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, which included the current Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and Justice Abba-Aji, had on January 14, 2020, nullified the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, and ordered the swearing-in of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodimma, who had initially finished fourth in the governorship election.
Context & Background
- ✦Justice Abba-Aji, speaking during a valedictory session held to mark her retirement from the bench, said the travel ban followed a judgment of the apex court that she described as widely misinterpreted.
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Friday:By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, disclosed on Friday that some justices of the court had been placed on a visa ban by the United States of America.today:“One of such challenging judgments was widely misinterpreted and led to a travel ban to the United States of America being imposed on all members of the panel, a ban which still holds today.” Even though Justice Abba-Aji did not mention the specific case that led to the imposition of a US visa ban on Supreme Court Justices, Vanguard understands that it was connected to the legal tussle that followed the 2019 governorship election in Imo State.2020:A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, which included the current Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and Justice Abba-Aji, had on January 14, 2020, nullified the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, and ordered the swearing-in of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodimma, who had initially finished fourth in the governorship election.
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Verified Extract- By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, disclosed on Friday that some justices of the court had been placed on a visa ban by the United States of America.
- A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, which included the current Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and Justice Abba-Aji, had on January 14, 2020, nullified the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, and ordered the swearing-in of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodimma, who had initially finished fourth in the governorship election.
- Justice Abba-Aji, speaking during a valedictory session held to mark her retirement from the bench, said the travel ban followed a judgment of the apex court that she described as widely misinterpreted.
Key Facts:Friday: By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, disclosed on Friday that some justices of the court had been placed on a visa ban by the United States of America.today: “One of such challenging judgments was widely misinterpreted and led to a travel ban to the United States of America being imposed on all members of the panel, a ban which still holds today.” Even though Justice Abba-Aji did not mention the specific case that led to the imposition of a US visa ban on Supreme Court Justices, Vanguard understands that it was connected to the legal tussle that followed the 2019 governorship election in Imo State.2020: A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, which included the current Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and Justice Abba-Aji, had on January 14, 2020, nullified the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, and ordered the swearing-in of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodimma, who had initially finished fourth in the governorship election.Friday: Meanwhile, at the valedictory session on Friday, Justice Abba-Aji who is exiting the apex court having reached the 70-year mandatory retirement age, said the US visa ban was part of the price she paid for her service on the bench.
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A retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, disclosed on Friday that some justices of the court had been placed on a visa ban by the United States of America.
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, disclosed on Friday that some justices of the court had been placed on a visa ban by the United States of America.
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A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, which included the current Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and Justice Abba-Aji, had on January 14, 2020, nullified the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, and ordered the swearing-in of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Hope Uzodimma, who had initially finished fourth in the governorship election.
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, disclosed on Friday that some justices of the court had been placed on a visa ban by the United States of America.
