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Buhari Writes Senate To Confirm Ariwoola As Chief Justice Of Nigeria

The letter from President Buhari was read on the Senate floor by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during Tuesday's plenary.


President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wrote to the Senate seeking confirmation of the acting Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The letter from President Buhari was read on the Senate floor by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during Tuesday's plenary.
Buhari pointed out that his letter was pursuant to Section 1(1) of the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Justice Ariwoola became the acting CJN last month following the resignation of the former CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, who resigned on health ground.
On June 27, Buhari had sworn in Ariwoola as the acting CJN.
He took over from the immediate past CJN, Muhammad who resigned in the last week of June.
He was formerly a Justice of the Court of Appeal and was elevated to the Supreme Court bench following his transfer from the State High Court of Oyo State.
SaharaReporters had reported that Tanko was forced to resign as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
There were several reports that he resigned on the grounds of ill health but the sources said it wasn’t a voluntary action as he was forced to leave office.
“The CJN was forced to resign, He didn’t voluntarily resign. He was unaware when he got to the office this morning that he would be leaving. He was expected to declare open a workshop at the NJI (National Judicial Institute). He was preparing for the conference when he read it somewhere that he has resigned.
“The Presidency cabal waited to boot him out after Mary Odili retired. It is part of their plans for litigation ahead of 2023 elections,” one of the sources had told SaharaReporters.
A source however told SaharaReporters that the Iseyin-born jurist has a terminal illness.
“Do you know that Ariwoola is ill as well? He may leave soon on health grounds. That’s even if they send his name to the Senate for confirmation,” the source had said.
“We pray he grows very old but because of his ill health, he may end up acting for a few months.”