President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in Mrs Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The swearing-in followed the CJN’s confirmation by the Senate on September 25 2024.
Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office and signed the oath register at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.
She was first sworn-in by the president on August 23 in an acting capacity following the retirement of the erstwhile CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who assumed office on June 27, 2022 and retired August 22, 2024, upon attaining the age of 70.
Kekere-Ekun now becomes the 23rd CJN and the second female justice to hold the position.
The ceremony witnessed by four of Kekere-Ekun’s predecessors, including Justice Alooma Muktar, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
Also on hand to lend her moral support were members of her family as well as the other justices of the Supreme Court.
