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In compliance with constitutional requirements, the erstwhile chief judge retired in January,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis appointment was made in compliance with section 256 (1) of the constitution. That the appointment of the nominee satisfies the 1999 constitution as altered and the senate standing rules as amended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat there is no petition against the nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garba was subsequently confirmed after Senate President Ahmad Lawan put the nomination to a voice vote.<\/p>\n<p>The FCT chief judge hails from Malumfashi LGA of Katsina state. He was called to the bar in 1984, and he completed his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in 1985.<\/p>\n<p>He was appointed as a magistrate of the FCT high court in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997, he became the chief registrar of the FCT high court, and, a year later, was appointed a judge of the court .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salisu Garba has been confirmed as the substantive chief judge of the federal capital territory (FCT) high court by the senate. The nomination was confirmed on Wednesday by the upper legislative chamber after\u00a0Opeyemi Bamidele, chairman of the judiciary committee, presented a report on the nominee. 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