{"id":111042,"date":"2024-08-22T14:58:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T13:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodexng.com\/?p=111042"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:58:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T13:58:51","slug":"justice-olukayode-ariwoola-retires-as-chief-justice-of-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodexng.com\/2024\/08\/justice-olukayode-ariwoola-retires-as-chief-justice-of-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Olukayode Ariwoola retires as Chief Justice of Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p>Justice Olukayode Ariwoola retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Thursday, August 22, marking the end of his tenure with a strong call for reforms to ease the burden on the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a valedictory session held in his honour at the Supreme Court in Abuja, Justice Ariwoola highlighted the apex court&#8217;s overwhelming caseload, noting that many of these cases should have been resolved at the appellate level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The right to a fair hearing can only be guaranteed when lawyers and litigants do not have to wait for so long to have their cases heard,&#8221; he emphasised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: Justice Olukayode Ariwoola retires as Chief Justice of Nigeria <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BBNsSQsWRf\">pic.twitter.com\/BBNsSQsWRf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TVC News (@tvcnewsng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tvcnewsng\/status\/1826556309656780995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also called for the appointment of more judicial officers to ensure timely adjudication of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Ariwoola&#8217;s retirement comes as he reaches the mandatory retirement age 70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His tenure as CJN began in June 2022, following the resignation of his predecessor, Justice Tanko Muhammad, due to health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ariwoola was confirmed as CJN by the Senate in October 2022 after serving as a Justice of the Supreme Court since 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Justice Ariwoola steps down, the National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the next CJN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice Olukayode Ariwoola retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Thursday, August 22, marking the end of his tenure with a strong call for reforms to ease the burden on the Supreme Court. 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