Tinubu writes Senate to confirm Justice Kekere-Ekun as CJN
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to confirm Justice Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). According to reports, this request was communicated in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary session.
In his letter, Tinubu referenced Section 231(1) of the Nigerian Constitution, which grants him the authority to appoint the CJN based on recommendations from the National Judicial Council, subject to Senate approval.
He expressed confidence in Kekere-Ekun’s nomination and urged the Senate to expedite the confirmation process.
He said, “I hereby forward the nomination of Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, CON, for confirmation as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. I trust that this request will receive the Senate’s prompt consideration and approval.”
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Akpabio then referred the nomination to the Committee of the Whole for discussion at the next legislative session.
Recall that the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended Justice Kekere-Ekun to the President in August as the successor to former CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
The 66-year-old jurist has been serving as Acting CJN since Justice Ariwoola’s retirement last month.
If confirmed, Justice Kekere-Ekun will become the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria and the second woman to hold this prestigious position. The first female CJN was Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, who served from July 2012 to November 2014.
Born on May 7, 1958, in London, United Kingdom, the new CJN began her legal career at the University of Lagos, where she earned her law degree in 1980. She was called to the Nigerian Bar on July 10, 1981, after completing her studies at the Nigeria Law School.
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