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.
The recommendation was made in an impromptu closed-door meeting initially slated for Friday but brought forward to Thursday in Abuja.
The outgoing CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will bow out of the bench on August 22, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70.
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Apart from the new CJN recommendation, the NJC also recommended 27 candidates for appointment as Judges of States Courts and a candidate for appointment as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the FCT, Abuja to their various State Governors and President.
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