(SINL NIGERIA) The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday commenced the screening of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
This followed a letter to the Senate on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu, where he sought for confirmation of Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
In the letter, Tinubu cited Section 231(1) of the Nigerian Constitution, which empowers him to appoint the CJN based on recommendations from the National Judicial Council, pending Senate approval.
The President expressed confidence in her nomination and urged the Senate to act urgently.
“I hereby forward the nomination of Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, CON, for confirmation as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. I trust that this request will receive the Senate’s prompt consideration and approval,” Tinubu stated in his message to the lawmakers.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read Tinubu’s letter during plenary on Tuesday.
Akpabio then referred the nomination to the Committee of the Whole for deliberation on the next legislative sitting.
Recall, the National Judicial Council (NJC) in August recommended Justice Kekere-Ekun to President Tinubu as successor to the former CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
The 66-year-old jurist has been serving as the Acting CJN since Justice Ariwoola retired last month.
