Justice Chima Centus (CC) Nweze of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is dead.
Savannah News learnt that Justice Nwaeze died on Sunday afternoon in his resident.
Justice Nweze, a native of Obollo, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
He was born on September 25, 1958. He died at 64.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria is yet to confirm the cause of his death as of the time of reporting this.
Justice Nwaeze, in 2020, declared Emeka Ihedioha of the People Democratic Party winner of the 2019 Governorship election in Imo State.
He was also the Justice among the panel who refused Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar’s request to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commission’s server while challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2019.
In 2014, Former President Jonathan’s administration ratified the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to appoint Nweze to the supreme court.
Details later.
