The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, NJC spokesman, Soji Oye, said the decision was taken following the Council’s 106th Meeting presided over by the CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
He said the meeting was held in Abuja, seven days before the retirement of Justice Ariwoola as the CJN.
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola was appointed as the CJN on the 21st of September, 2022 by former President Muhammadu Buhari.