What You Want To Know About The Subsequent Feminine CJN

It’s not information that the Nationwide Judicial Council (NJC) has beneficial Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the subsequent Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The advice was made through the NJC’s 106th assembly, which was presided over by the council chairman and outgoing CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at present the second most senior justice of the Supreme Courtroom of Nigeria, is poised to change into the second girl in Nigeria’s historical past to carry the distinguished place of CJN, following within the footsteps of Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, who served from 2012 to 2014.

Notable Information About Kudirat Kekere-Ekun:

Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo, CFR, broadly recognised as Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, is a distinguished Nigerian jurist at present serving as a Justice of the Supreme Courtroom of Nigeria.

She was born on Might 7, 1958, in London, United Kingdom.

She earned her bachelor’s diploma in Regulation from the College of Lagos in 1980.

Kekere-Ekun was referred to as to the Nigerian Bar on July 10, 1981, after finishing her research on the Nigerian Regulation Faculty.

She furthered her schooling on the London Faculty of Economics, the place she obtained a grasp’s diploma in Regulation in November 1983.

After a number of years in personal apply, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun joined the Lagos State Judiciary as a Senior Justice of the Peace in 1989. Her dedication and experience shortly earned her promotions,

She was appointed as a Excessive Courtroom Decide in 1996. Throughout this era, notably, she served because the Chairman of the Theft and Firearms Tribunal in Lagos from 1996 to 1999.

Moreover, in 2003, Ok.M.O. Kekere-Ekun served as a member of the Ethics Curriculum Planning Committee of the Nationwide Heart for State Courts (NCSC), in collaboration with the Division for Worldwide Improvement (DFID) and UNODC. This committee produced the Code of Conduct for Judicial Staff. She additionally chaired the Public Complaints and Coaching Committee that was a part of the UNODC pilot venture on strengthening judicial integrity and capability in Lagos State. This was from February 2003 until July 2004

In 2004, she was elevated to the Courtroom of Attraction, the place she served in varied divisions.

She served because the presiding justice of the Makurdi and Akure Divisions of the Appellate Courtroom.

In July 2013, she was appointed to the Supreme Courtroom, making her the fifth feminine justice on Nigeria’s highest court docket.

Probably the most vital moments in Justice Kekere-Ekun’s profession occurred in 2020 when she was a part of the seven-member Supreme Courtroom panel that issued a controversial ruling within the Imo State governorship election case. The panel’s determination to take away Governor Emeka Ihedioha and declare Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who initially positioned fourth, because the winner of the election was met with widespread debate. Regardless of the controversy, Ihedioha revered the judgement.

She was a recipient of the Advantage Awards of the Lagos State Judiciary in December 2003.

In September 2013, she was twice awarded the Distinguished Trailblazer Awards by the Nigerian Bar Affiliation Ladies Discussion board (August 2012 and 2014).

In October 2022, she was honoured with the Nigerian nationwide award of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) by the then President Muhammadu Buhari. This prestigious award was a testomony to her vital contributions to the Nigerian authorized system and her position as a revered determine within the nation’s judiciary.

She belongs to a number of skilled associations and teams, together with the Nationwide Affiliation of Ladies Judges; Worldwide Affiliation of Ladies Judges; Physique of Benchers – Life Bencher W.E.F. eighth February 2018; Nigerian Institute of Superior Authorized Research (Fellow), and Worldwide Dispute Decision Institute (Fellow). She can also be a member of the Ikoyi Membership 193

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is married to Mr. Akin Kekere-Ekun, OFR, and has three youngsters.