The Judicial Service Commission is vested with the power to recommend suitable persons for appointment of the _____

Step 1: Analyze the question The question asks who the Judicial Service Commission recommends suitable persons to, for judicial appointments.

Step 2: The concept Under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, judicial appointments pass through two bodies:

• Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC): It screens candidates and submits the names of suitable persons for judicial offices to the National Judicial Council (NJC).
• National Judicial Council (NJC): It receives the FJSC's list. It then recommends persons to the President (or the Governor, for state courts) for appointment as Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justices of the Supreme Court, President of the Court of Appeal, and so on.

Step 3: Solution The chain of recommendation is:

Judicial Service Commission → National Judicial Council → President or Governor (who appoints, subject to Senate or House of Assembly confirmation where required).

• B. President: The NJC recommends to the President, not the Judicial Service Commission directly.
• C. President of the Senate: He has no role in this recommendation process.
• D. Chief Justice of Nigeria: He chairs the NJC but is not the body the Commission recommends to.

Step 4: Answer The correct option is A. National Judicial Council.

Exam tip: Remember the order JSC → NJC → President. The Commission screens candidates, the Council recommends them, and the President appoints.