President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to appoint Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) today, barring any last-minute changes to the schedule.
This comes after Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad’s resignation due to health issues.
The senior Supreme Court justice at the moment is Justice Ariwoola.
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Sources within the president predict that he will take the oath of office at 2 p.m. today.
Justice Ariwoola, who was a Justice of the Court of Appeal before being promoted to the Supreme Court bench, was born on August 22, 1958.
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