President Bola Tinubu commended Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as a Judge of the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights for another six-year term.
The president’s spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, announced on Saturday that Anukam was re-elected at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Executive Council in Accra, Ghana, on Friday.
“President Tinubu commends Justice Anukam for her contributions to the development of human rights jurisprudence on the continent and enjoins her to continue to bring her invaluable knowledge and insights to the African Court.
“The President states that his administration will continue to support the candidature of competent and qualified Nigerians for international positions, noting the country’s strategic importance in the global community.
Anukam obtained her law degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (formerly known as the University of Ife), Osun, Nigeria, in 1984 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in August 1985.
She is a Chartered Secretary, a Chartered Arbitrator, and an experienced administrator.
Anukam was the previous Director of Special Programmes at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in Abuja, as well as the Federal Ministry of Justice’s International and Comparative Law Department.
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is a continental court formed by African states to protect human and people’s rights throughout Africa.
It complements the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The court is made up of eleven judges, who are nominated by AU member states and elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
