NJC recommends Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as CJN

The National Judicial Council, at its 106th meeting presided over by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has recommended Justice KudiratKekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).

A statement by Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information, on Thursday in Abuja said the recommendation was imperative as the current CJN Justice, Olukayode Ariwoola, will formally bow out of office on August 22.

He said 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 state governors.

Six judges for the High Court of Kwara State are Olawoyin, Ibijoke Olabisi, Abdulrazaq, Fatimah Funsho, Folorunsho, Oba Muritala, Dikko, Yusuf Adebayo, Adeniyi, Oluwatosin Adenike, Osuolale-Ajayi, and Temitope Olalekan.

The only judge for the High Court of Kaduna State is Zubairu, Murtala Ja’afaru.

The following four judges were appointed for High Court Benue State: Kor, Vincent Tersoo, Ikwulono, Maigida Maimuna, Adagba, Nguhemen Julie, and Tor, Damian Tersugh.

While two judges were appointed for the Customary Court of Appeal in Benue State, they were Onche, Ogah Inalegwu, and Igba, Theophilus Terhile.

The eight Judges for High Court of Rivers State were Onyiri, Frank, Ugoji, Victor Chinedum, Obomanu, Godswill Vidal, Oguguo, Rita Chituru, Fubara, Alatuwo Elkanah, Kokpan, Bariyima Sylvester, Obu, Ibietela Innocent Madighi and Wifa-Adedipe, Lesi.

The six for High Court of Ondo State were Daomi, Williams Adebisi, Fabuluje, Adewumi William, Ogunwumiju, Mobayonle, Idowu, Demehin-Ogunbayo, Inumidun Happiness, Kpemi, Ojufisintei Justinah, Adegoroye, and Olufunke Adeola

One Kadi appointed for the Sharia Court of Appeal, Fct Abuja was Muhammad, Lawal Munir.

Oye noted that all the recommended candidates are expected to be sworn in after the approval of the NJC recommendations to the president and their respective state governors.

Supreme News reports that when her appointment is approved, Kekere-Ekun will be the second woman to be CJN.

On July 16th, 2012, Aloma Mukhtar was sworn in as the first woman CJN by the then serving President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who conferred on her the National Honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON).