Senate To Screen Acting Chief Judge, Ariwoola On Resumption Of Plenary

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said the confirmation of the appointment of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, would be screened for confirmation when the red chamber resumes plenary after its current annual recess.

This is according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Senate President, Ola Awoniyi on Friday.

He senate is expected to resume from its two months annual summer recess next Tuesday.

Lawan, according to the statement, spoke while responding to questions from Senate correspondents after inspecting the renovation work at the temporary venue for the sitting of the Senate in the light of the ongoing remodeling of the main Senate chamber.

The Senate President said, “This is also going to be resumption period for us where the last session of the (ninth) Senate will be and that is, this will be our last and final year.

“We have the confirmation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria already waiting. Recall that the President sent the request but that was a day before the Senate went on its annual summer recess.

“Therefore, this is going to be one of the first things we need to do to ensure that the acting capacity does not go beyond the required three months”, he added.