₦airaland Forum

President Bola Tinubu is set to swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria tomorrow.

The swearing-in ceremony is billed to take place on August 23, 2024, at the State House Council Chambers.

Kekere-Ekun will succeed Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who retired Thursday.

The President “will swear in Justice Ariwoola’s successor at the State House Council Chambers on August 23, 2024,” said his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

Tinubu also congratulated Ariwoola, whose stint in the judiciary he described as a “successful public service career,” commending him for his services to the nation.

He congratulated Ariwoola on his successful public service career in a statement signed by Ngelale.

Former president, Muhammadu Buhari swore in Ariwoola as CJN in October 2022, months after he replaced former CJN Tanko Muhammad in an acting capacity.

He had also served the nation in diverse capacities as Justice of the Court of Appeal in the Kaduna, Enugu, and Lagos divisions before his elevation to the Supreme Court in 2011.

“President Tinubu commends the eminent jurist for his services to the nation, noting his impactful leadership of the judiciary and his efforts in enriching Nigerian jurisprudence, as well as in strengthening the fibre of the law.

“The President thanks Justice Ariwoola and wishes him the very best for the future,” the statement further read.

Meanwhile, a special assistant to Tinubu, Dada Olusegun, also shared this on his X account.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will swear in Justice Ariwoola’s successor and the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, tomorrow at the State House Council Chambers,” he wrote.

oluseyiforjesus:
This her name is scary ooo
Little Lion......

Omoawoke:
Lovely!
Anybody not happy about it is free to go to hell

numericalguy:
You just told OBI/IP0B/0BIDIENTS to go to hell

Irada:
Nice one, 2027 is settled already

zombieHUNTER:
Northerners are laughing at your foolery

so much for southern presidency

numericalguy:
I am a northerner

seunmsg:
Well deserved. Omoluabi women breaking the ceiling in all areas of human endeavors. Congratulations to her lordship.

Karlman:
Any Tribe that gets into government should employ only their tribesmen and women.

That's the Nigerian standard as made in to law by Buhari and continued by Tinubu.

Jonathan didn't know all this pattern of government.

zombieHUNTER:
You are a black forehead from Oshogbo