Pres. Tinubu swears in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as Chief Justice of Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, August 23, swore in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as Chief Justice of the Federation to replace Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Justice Kekere-Ekun succeeds Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who bowed out on Thursday after clocking the retirement age of 70 years.
Justice Kekere-Ekun is the second female CJN, the first being Aloma Mariam Mukhtar GCON, who served from July 2012 to November 2014.
