Senate Confirms Ariwoola As CJN

Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria ( CJN) , Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has been successfully screened by the Nigerian Senate as the substantive CJN.

The confirmation of Ariwoola as CJN was sequel to his answering of questions asked by the Senators after which he was asked to take a bow at 12.45pm.

Recall that President Buhari had last month sworn in Ariwoola as the acting CJN following the sudden resignation of Justice Ibrahim Tanko on health grounds.

With his confirmation by the Senate, Ariwoola has become the third individual to occupy the top Judiciary job of the country in the life of this administration.

Justice Walter Onnoghen also became the CJN under the President Buhari administration before he resigned from office.