Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Yinka Oyebode, confirmed this development to newsmen in a statement he issued on Tuesday.
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The House made the recommendation at the committee of the whole on Wednesday after considering a report.
It was learnt that there was confusion yesterday among journalists covering the court proceedings and some of the lawyers
The Assembly made the request in a resolution reached at plenary on Tuesday in Lokoja, following the adoption of a motion by the Majority Leader, Abdullahi Bello-Balogun.
Nwaigwe is the most senior High Court judge in the successor hierarchy of Judges in the State at present.
Swearing-in the new Chief Judge on Monday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Abakaliki, Governor David Umahi charged him to follow the footsteps of his predecessor who was reputed for high degree of integrity, excellence and forthrightness.
Bello, who made the disclosure at a ceremony to mark the commencement of the new legal year in Kaduna, however said that 60% of the cases had been disposed of.