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    National Judicial Council To Name Ariwoola’s Successor Friday

    By Hamza RufaiAugust 14, 2024
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    THE National Judicial Council is set to meet on Friday, August 16, to decide on the successor of the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.

    Ariwoola is billed to bow out on August 22, when he will attain the mandatory retirement age of 70.

    An impeccable source at the Supreme Court told our correspondent on Tuesday that the NJC had fixed a meeting for Friday to deliberate on who becomes the next CJN.

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    The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the press, noted that whatever name(s) was decided on at the NJC meeting would be forwarded to President Bola Tinubu for consideration.

    The source said, “The NJC has fixed Friday to meet to take a decision on the name to be forwarded to the President on who the next CJN would be. No name has been sent to the President yet as the NJC has not even met.”

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    The Supreme Court currently has the full complement of 21 Justices.

    In the long tradition of the apex court, the next most senior Justice will likely step in.

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    By their hierarchies, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is the most senior Justice on the apex court bench and is the likeliest successor.

    Justice Ariwoola will exit his position as CJN on August 22, 2024, upon attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70.

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    The Supreme Court has fixed the same date for a valedictory session to honour him for his service to the country.

    Justice Ariwoola, from Oyo State, became the CJN on October 12, 2022, succeeding Justice Tanko Mohammed from Bauchi State.

    Going by Section 231 (4) of the 1999 Constitution, Justice Ariwoola’s exit will lead to the emergence of a new CJN. The most senior justice of the Supreme Court will succeed him.

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    This translates to the baton automatically going to Justice Kekere-Ekun, who is the next most senior Justice on the apex court bench.

    Previously, a source at the Supreme Court had confirmed to this newspaper that Justice Kekere-Edun’s emergence as the next CJN “is very certain”.

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