National Judicial Council NJC has recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori
Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of
Nigeria.
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will formally bow out of office as the Chief Justice of
Nigeria next week Thursday being August 22, 2024, and if approved, Justice Kekere-
Ekun would be the second female Chief Justice of Nigeria with Mouktar Aloma as the
first female CJN.
A statement by the NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye said, besides, the Council
also recommend 28 candidates for appointment as Judges of state courts and a
candidate for appointment as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the FCT, Abuja to their
various State Governors, and the development comes at its 106th Meeting presided
over by the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
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