5 Facts About Nigeria’s New Chief Justice, Olukayode Ariwoola

Following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to appoint Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the new CJN on Monday.

Remember that Muhammad resigned his position due to health concerns and a lack of trust from the country’s highest court justices.

Mr Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, Muhammad’s Special Assistant on Media and Strategy, confirmed his resignation.

President Buhari is expected to inaugurate the new CJN Ariwoola today, in keeping with Supreme Court tradition.

What are some of the things you need to know about the new CJN?

1. Justice Ariwoola was born on 22 August 1958 and he is currently the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court.

2. He was formerly a Justice of the Court of Appeal and was elevated to the Supreme Court bench after having been elevated from the State High Court of Oyo State.

3. Ariwoola started his educational career in his home town Iseyin at the Local Authority Demonstration School, Oluwole, in the Iseyin Local government of Oyo State between 1959 and 1967.

4. Before his elevation to the Supreme Court, Ariwoola served as Justice of the Court of Appeal in Kaduna, Enugu, and Lagos divisions.

5. He has attended many International and National conferences and workshops in France, Atlanta Georgia, UK and Dubai, UAE, and he is happily married with children.