President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to swear in Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo, popularly known as Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed in a statement that Justice Olatokunbo would be sworn in by the president at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday, 23rd Of August,2024.
Kudirat Kekere-Ekun was born on May 7, 1958, in London, United Kingdom. Her journey in the legal profession commenced at the University of Lagos where she obtained her first degree in law in 1980. After she completed the Nigeria Law School, she was called to the Nigerian Bar on July 10, 1981.
She was awarded a Master of Law in November 1983 at the London School of Economics.
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Kekere-Ekun began her career in the judiciary as a Senior Magistrate II in the Lagos State Judiciary before being promoted to the status of State High Court Judge.
She also served as the Chairman of the Robbery and Firearms Tribunal, Zone II, Ikeja from November 1996 to May 1999.
Kekere-Ekun was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2004 in recognition of her contribution to the development of the judiciary.
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the most senior Justice, will temporarily step in as his successor, with her name recommended to the President for the substantive CJN role. pic.twitter.com/ikjCs8dZKX
— Voice of Nigeria (@voiceofnigeria) August 22, 2024
This was followed by her promotion as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in July 2013.
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Her service to the judiciary was acknowledged in October 2022 by President Muhammadu Buhari who honoured her with the national honours of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR).
