Barring any last-minute change of plans, President Muhammadu
Buhari is expected to swear in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the new Chief
Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Monday.
Ariwoola replaces Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, who
resigned his appointment on health grounds and in the face of loss of
confidence from Justices of the Apex Court in the land.
Muhammad’s resignation was confirmed by his Special
Assistant on Media and Strategy, Mr Ahuraka Yusuf Isah.
In line with the Supreme Court tradition, President Buhari
is expected to inaugurate the new CJN Ariwoola today.
What are some of the things you need to know about the new
CJN?
1. Justice Ariwoola was born on 22 August 1958 and he is
currently the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court.
2. He was formerly a Justice of the Court of Appeal and was
elevated to the Supreme Court bench after having been elevated from the State
High Court of Oyo State.
3. Ariwoola started his educational career in his home town
Iseyin at the Local Authority Demonstration School, Oluwole, in the Iseyin
Local government of Oyo State between 1959 and 1967.
4. Before his elevation to the Supreme Court, Ariwoola
served as Justice of the Court of Appeal in Kaduna, Enugu, and Lagos divisions.
5. He has attended many International and National
conferences and workshops in France, Atlanta Georgia, UK and Dubai, UAE, and he
is happily married with children.
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