A 22-member electoral reform panel appointed by President Yar'Adua had recommended that the head of the electoral body should be appointed by the National Judicial Commission "to truly make it an independent body."

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In 1997 Derry Irvine, the current Lord Chancellor, shelved plans for an independent judicial appointments commission with lay members.

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An independent judicial appointments commission, favoured by many reformers and some senior judges, would be a step in the right direction.

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He is also working hard on plans to remove the mystique and patronage surrounding the appointment of judges through the introduction of an independent judicial appointments commission.

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