UPDATED: NJC Recommends Kekere-ekun To Succeed Ariwoola As CJN

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).

Justice Kekere-Ekun is to replace Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who will retire on August 22 as the CJN.

The NJC made the recommendation to President Bola Tinubu at its 106 meeting held in Abuja between August 14 and 15.

The spokesman for the NJC, Soji Oye said in a statement on Thursday that the decision became imperative because Justice Ariwoola “will formally bow out of office as the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria next week Thursday on 22 August 2024.”

Oye added:  “Council also recommend 27 candidates for appointment as judges of states courts and a candidate for appointment as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja to their various state governors and Mr. President.”

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