First Female Court of Appeal President sworn in : Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem

    Swearing in of Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the substantive President of the Court of Appeal. [PHOTO: @sblalong
Friday, 19th of June 2020, The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad swore in Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the President of the Court of Appeal.

Monica Dongban-Mensem is the daughter of M. B. Douglas-Mensem, a retired Appeal Court judge.She was educated at Ahmadu Bello University where she gained a LL.B and LL.M. She then studied for a postgraduate diploma at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London.

After her first son, Samson Kwapda’as Dongban, died in a road accident, she founded Kwapda’as Road Safety Demand (KRSD), a road safety organisation. On 5 March 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Dongban-Mensem as acting president of the Court of Appeal, after the retirement of Zainab Bulkachuwa She was sworn in by Tanko Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria, on 6 March 2020. In April 2020 the National Judicial Council recommended her to President Buhari for confirmation as Appeal Court President. The President has extended the appointment of Dongban-Memsem as the acting President of the Appeal Court for further period of three months from June 3, 2020. Her appointment was finally confirmed by the Senate on 11th June, 2020.

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