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Monica Bolna'an Dongban-Mensem CFR (born 13 June 1957)[1] is a Nigerian judge.[2] She is the President of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria. Her appointment was confirmed on Thursday, 11 June 2020.[3][4][5]
Monica Dongban-Mensem is the daughter of Pa William Shaltuen Mensem, a teacher. [6] She was educated at Ahmadu Bello University, where she gained a LL.B and LL.M.[7][8] She then studied for a postgraduate diploma at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London.[9]
After her first son, Samson Kwapda’as Dongban, died in a road accident, she founded Kwapda’as Road Safety Demand (KRSD), a road safety organisation.[7]
On 5 March 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Dongban-Mensem as acting president of the Court of Appeal, after the retirement of Zainab Bulkachuwa.[10][9][11][12] She was sworn in by Tanko Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria, on 6 March 2020.[7][13][14] In April 2020 the National Judicial Council recommended her to President Buhari for confirmation as Appeal Court President.[15][16] The President has extended the appointment of Dongban-Memsem as the acting President of the Appeal Court for further period of three months from June 3, 2020.[17] Her appointment was finally confirmed by the Senate on 11 June 2020.
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In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on her by President Muhammadu Buhari.[18]
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