Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau state said Tuesday that the state government would lobby members of the National Assembly to ensure the confirmation of Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as President of the Court of Appeal.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents after meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Lalong said the nomination of Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem by President Muhammadu Buhari would boost the development of women in the country.
“We had a woman as CJN; we had a woman who just left as President of Court of Appeal and we have another woman.
“That is to say the women are coming up; and we will continue to encourage so that they can come up too.
“I think it is a joy to women because in my state, all the women gathered yesterday and said they wanted to come and say thank you to the president.
“You can see how women are getting something in this administration that is to say this administration has great emphasis on women,” he said.
The governor said Dongban-Mensem is qualified to be the President of the Court of Appeal, stressing that she was the first jurist from Plateau state to rise to the position of the President of Court of Appeal, stressing that “it is a thing of joy to the people of the state.”
“I was elated when I heard yesterday (Monday) that the President has nominated one of us from Plateau to that highest position. I must say highest position because as far as I am concerned, nobody has reached that position in the judiciary from Plateau State.
“This is the first time we are having it; so we send our gratitude to God and we are praying to God and also sending our gratitude to the President, the vice president and everybody who thought she was qualified to be in the National Assembly,” he said.
