The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
The NJC made the nomination at its 106th meeting, which took place on August 14 and 15, and was presided over by the current Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
Justice Ariwoola is set to retire on August 22, 2024, and Justice Kekere-Ekun’s appointment will make her the second female CJN in Nigeria’s history, following in the footsteps of Aloma Mukhtar, who was sworn in as the first female CJN in 2012.
The NJC also recommended 27 candidates for appointment as judges of state courts and a candidate for appointment as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the FCT, Abuja, to their respective governors and the president.
