Justice Chima Centus Nweze of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is dead.
Justice Nweze died aged 64 on Sunday following a brief illness.
The Herald can report that the apex court judge died same day as a Federal High Court judge, Peter Mallong.
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Justice Nweze, a native of Obollo, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, was born on September 25, 1958.
The judge was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2014 by former President Good luck Jonathan following his recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
He became very popular following his dissenting judgment in 2020 which declared Emeka Ihedioha of the People Democratic Party winner of the 2019 Governorship election in Imo State against the decision of the majority of the panel.
He was also among the panel of Justices who refused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar’s request to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commission’s server while challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2019.