consist of – (a) a Chief Judge of the Federal High Court; and (b) such number of Judges of the Federal High Court, as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly By Section 250(2) of the Constitution the President, on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, does the appointment of a person to the office of a Judge of the Federal High Court. It is clear from Section 251 of the Constitution that the Federal High Court is only a first instance Court. It has no appellate powers or jurisdiction. Section 252(2) of the Constitution empowers the National Assembly, by Law, to “make provisions conferring upon the Federal High Court powers additional to those” conferred by the Constitution “as may appear necessary or desirable for 23

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