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CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Nemere2020: 11:38am On Feb 05
Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola is scheming to install his daughter as a judge on the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, the country’s seat of power, Peoples Gazette learnt through documents and judiciary sources familiar with the process.

Oluwakemi Victoria Ariwoola is the latest beneficiary of an active determination of the nation’s most-senior jurist to enroot the court system with family members and loyalists before his mandatory retirement in August 2024. Mr Ariwoola already successfully elevated his son Kayode Ariwoola Jnr as a federal judge and younger brother Adebayo Ariwoola as the auditor of the National Judicial Council.

His nephew Lateef Ganiyu was recently promoted to appeals court, as well as other relatives now heading diverse positions across the judiciary bureaucracy, according to a recent observation by rights expert Chidi Odinkalu, who has been tracking nepotism as a growing issue in the judiciary.

Both the chief justice and a spokesman for the Supreme Court sidestepped clarifications sought by The Gazette on the matter over the weekend. The chief justice, who assumed office in 2022, has elicited little concern about the perception of the judiciary by Nigerians and even admonished judges in October to remain indignant amid widespread agitation for the independence of the bench.

Mr Ariwoola, 69, began lobbying to seat his daughter on the bench after he was notified in a January 18, 2024, letter from Husseini Baba-Yusuf, the chief judge of the FCT High Court, that 12 new positions have opened up on the court. Mr Baba-Yusuf urged Mr Ariwoola, Attorney-General Lateef Fagbemi and the Nigerian Bar Association president, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, to send candidates drawn from a dozen states.

“In line with the National Judicial Council Guidelines and Procedural Rules for Appointment of Judicial Officers to Superior Courts, I hereby invite your lordships, the honourable attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association to kindly nominate suitably qualified persons from the aforementioned states for appointment to the Federal Capital Territory High Court,” Mr Baba-Yusuf said, adding that they should forward their candidates with résumés to his chambers latest by January 19, 2024.

Mr Baba-Yusuf listed the states due to feed candidates to the court as Bauchi, Bayelsa, Enugu, Imo, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba and Zamfara.

But The Gazette’s checks showed Oyo already has two judges on the FCT High Court, Mohammed Alhaji Madugu and Ajoke Adepoju from Saki and Ibadan South-West LGAs, respectively. The court has 70 judges system-wide and they are selected across the 36 states and FCT. Some states have two or three judges, while some, like Ebonyi have none.

Officials said Ebonyi should’ve been among the 12 states to fill vacancies as it currently has no position on the court, but another seat was opened for Oyo to allow Mr Ariwoola fill it with his daughter, which would give Oyo three slots at the expense of states without a single slot.

“The CJN personally asked the FCT CJ to do this exercise to employ his daughter-in-law before his retirement in August,” a judiciary source said. “When is he going to realise that the Nigerian judiciary is not his personal asset?”

Judiciary workers also took issues with Mrs Ariwoola’s nomination because she is a junior magistrate with only three years’ experience, having been appointed first in 2020. She’s currently a grade two at Wuse Zone 2.

Mr Baba-Yusuf did not return a request seeking comments, but a court official who sought anonymity said the senior judge would try to close ranks with aggrieved colleagues over the matter in order to avoid yet another revoid, referring to The Gazette’s September 2023 story in which colleagues accused Mr Baba-Yusuf of corruption. He later denied the allegations.

“The chief judge has been trying to avoid any controversy for now,” the official said under anonymity Sunday night. “His hands may be tied right now with the nomination of the chief justice’s daughter, but he might call his colleagues to a meeting and let them see things from his own point of view.”

Nonetheless, the official feared even if Mr Baba-Yusuf would consider dropping Ms Ariwoola to ward off internal revolt, a positive outcome would be difficult because of the chief justice, who defied public uproar over his son, junior brother and others he pushed into top positions in the judiciary. A lawyer recently made public his threat to sue the chief justice for disregarding obvious conflicts.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by APCNig: 11:40am On Feb 05
Chidi Odinkalu can go and die. We will run this government the way we like, and you can do nothing. When Goatluck Ebele Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari brought all their semi literate relatives to government, they were setting a precedence, now we are following their foot steps, but now more vicious. We will teach you how this game is run.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Paraman: 11:43am On Feb 05
This is a horrible precedence this man is setting. I wander why the NBA is not saying anything

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by OmoFiditi: 11:45am On Feb 05
Ariwoola the most corrupt and nepotistic Chief InJustice of Nigeria. Posterity will be unkind to you as you rot in your grave.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by crossfm: 11:47am On Feb 05
Hehehe.

We will get there soon grin,and don't ask me where tongue.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by JayyXXX(m): 11:48am On Feb 05
APCNig:
Chidi Odinkalu can go and die. We will run this government the way we like, and you can do nothing. When Goatluck Ebele Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari brought all their semi literate relatives to government, they were setting a precedence, now we are following their foot steps, but now more vicious. We will teach you how this game is run.
Just imagine what this thing is saying....


You need to check what's wrong with you.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by PUSSYHOE(m): 11:55am On Feb 05
Omo people just dey do anyhow, don't we have laws that prohibit all this kind of things?

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by iwaeda: 11:57am On Feb 05

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by SoNature(m): 12:01pm On Feb 05
That's why Nnamdi Kanu calls Nigeria a zoo, and these so-called leaders keep proving him right.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Righthussle: 12:07pm On Feb 05
Nigeria
Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by PressMyButton: 12:09pm On Feb 05
Take PG serious at your own peril, they cook fake news like Aba-made. It is only in Nigeria that the children of top dogs in public office are expected to be stagnated in their career because their parents are heads of certain institutions. Backward mentality.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by PressMyButton: 12:14pm On Feb 05
SoNature:
That's why Nnamdi Kanu calls Nigeria a zoo, and these so-called leaders keep proving him right.
And that's why he's been locked up in a cage.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by princepeter566: 12:24pm On Feb 05
Federal Republic of Nigeria limited

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by ozo13(m): 12:27pm On Feb 05
God help this country.When they are sharing appointment you won't hear from them but when policies and decisions are taken which "doesn't favor them and their family member" they will bring forth the ethnic and religion card

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by yarimo(m): 12:41pm On Feb 05
Are they bankers or lawyers ? If they are lawyers and well qualified nothing wrong in that.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Dpharisee: 12:43pm On Feb 05
APCNig:
Chidi Odinkalu can go and die. We will run this government the way we like, and you can do nothing. When Goatluck Ebele Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari brought all their semi literate relatives to government, they were setting a precedence, now we are following their foot steps, but now more vicious. We will teach you how this game is run.
Ogbeni Tajudeen, its like you have carried your madness and enter Oshogbo market

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by IrepChrist: 1:05pm On Feb 05
Wow ...
Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by money121(m): 1:06pm On Feb 05
Ok

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Akasammyoka: 1:06pm On Feb 05
Nigeria is slowly descending to a low height. The problem is that it has already started, maybe Tinubu and his team are just following their measure of the past admin. But what I hate is those who criticized the buhari praising or defending this, just they tribesmen. Kind of really shameful.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Basicend: 1:06pm On Feb 05
Very corrupt man. It's written all over him.

An APC puppet.

We do not not have a judiciary in this country neither do we have a legislature (coz the senate president is d same as this dude).

APC, flagged by Jagaban has spread it's cobweb and harmer over any available horn than can lift itself against them.

I doubt this man even understand what justice means.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Anguldi(m): 1:07pm On Feb 05
tongue

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by bigdammyj: 1:07pm On Feb 05
Noted.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by PforPython(m): 1:07pm On Feb 05
Are you saying that CJN Ariwoola is shamelessly nepotistic 🤔


P for Python

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by TheDarkporeShow: 1:07pm On Feb 05
Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Aliveandhealthy: 1:07pm On Feb 05
Favouritism, nepotism, tribalism and bigotry can never make Nigeria become great. progress and national development might be achieved easily by a divided Nigeria than a united Nigeria.

Regions that want to gain their independence should be allowed to secede from a united Nigeria. What's the essence of true federalism when a particular tribe is overseeing the whole affairs of a supposedly national sector, agency or organization.

Let Nigeria break up. Nigerian regions have been united for over 60 years yet things ain't getting better. Divide this country and let every region go her fucking way.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by EverythingPhone(m): 1:07pm On Feb 05
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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Creamypie(m): 1:08pm On Feb 05
. after all, of na me, i go appppont my tribesmen too. Let's yorubanize naija. Most c.PS on south are from same tribe as tilombu

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Caramia2020(m): 1:08pm On Feb 05
They are lawyers abi? Are they not qualified to become judges? Should he make them governor of Cbn? I don't understand why this article, this is even better than so many appointments Buhari made, imagine that criminal woman who happens to be humanitarian minister spending billions to feed school children during COVID 19 lock down, what about the npower scam. I don't care anymore.

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Re: CJN Ariwoola Appoints Daughter As Judge, After Appointing Son & Nephew - Gazette by Mindlog: 1:08pm On Feb 05
Sighs....

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