President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm
Olukayode Ariwoola, the most senior justice of the supreme court, as the
substantive chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).
Buhari’s request was in a letter read by Senate President
Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday.
Ariwoola has been acting as the CJN since Ibrahim Tanko
Muhammad resigned as the head of the country’s judiciary.
Muhammad resigned after 14 justices of the apex court
accused the CJN of abandoning his responsibilities as the leader of the court.
The judges also accused the CJN of going on foreign trips
with his family while denying them the right to go on international training.
In the letter read by Lawan, the president based his request
on section 231 (1) of the constitution.
“Pursuant to section 231 (1) of the constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended; I forward for confirmation by the
Senate of Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the chief justice of
Nigeria,” Buhari said.
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