President Bola Tinubu has declared that his government would continue to support competent and qualified Nigerians for international positions. In a statement issued yesterday by his special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, to congratulate Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for another term of six years, the President noted Nigeria’s strategic importance in the global community.
President Tinubu commended Justice Anukam for her contributions to the development of human rights jurisprudence on the continent and enjoined her to continue to bring her invaluable knowledge and insights to the African Court. Justice Anukam was re-elected at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting Executive Council in Accra, Ghana, on Friday.
Justice Anukam served as the former director of special programmes at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in Abuja and as the former director of the International and Comparative Law Department of the Federal Ministry of Justice. She is also a chartered secretary, chartered arbitrator, and seasoned administrator.
