The National Judicial Council (NJC) has fomally recommended Justice Kudirat Motomori Kekere – Ekun for appointment oas the next Chief Justice Of Nigeria.
The NJC recommended Kekere – Ekun to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during its 106th meeting which started in Abuja on Thursday, August 14, 2024.
The meeting which continues tomorrow, August 15, 2024 is being presided over by the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
Ariwoola will formally retire from the position on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
The Council also recommended 27 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 governors and the president.
When sworn in, Lagos State-born Kekere-Ekun will be the second female CJN in Nigeria’s history.
Recall that on July 16, 2012, Aloma Mukhtar was sworn in as the first woman CJN by the then President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who conferred on her the National Honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger. (vitalnewsngr.com)
