She succeeds Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who retired on 22 August 2024, upon attaining the retirement age of 70 years.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn in as the 23rd substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The swearing-in was done in Abuja by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, September 30, 2024, following her confirmation by the Senate on 25 September 2024.
Kekere-Ekun, who took the oath of office and signed the oath register at the Council Chamber of the State House, succeeds Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who retired on 22 August 2024, upon attaining the retirement age of 70 years.
On 23 August, penidng confirmation by the Senate, the president swore her into office in an acting capacity in which she presided for five weeks.
Present at the ceremony were three of Kekere-Ekun’s predecessors; the first female CJN, Justice Aloma Mukhtar, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and her predecessor, Justice Ariwoola.
Members of her family and the other justices of the Supreme Court were also present to witness the momentous event.