Chima Centus Nweze, Justice of the supreme court of Nigeria has been reported died.
It was reported that he died on Sunday at the age of 64.
Justice Chima hails from Enugu State, Eastern Nigeria he was a justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal sworn in as a justice to the supreme court of Nigeria on October 29, 2014.
In 2014, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration approved the recommendation of the National Judicial Council NJC, to appoint Nweze to the supreme court.
Justice Nweze 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.