The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
Spokesman of the council Soji Oye said in a statement on Thursday that the decision to recommended Kekere-Ekun was taken at the NJC’s 106th meeting.
The incumbent CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will retire on August 22.
Oye said the council also recommended 27 candidates for appointment as judges of state courts and a candidate for appointment as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the FCT, Abuja to their various state governors.
Six judges for High Court of Kwara State are Olawoyin, Ibijoke Olabisi, Abdulrazaq, Fatimah Funsho, Folorunsho, Oba Muritala, Dikko, Yusuf Adebayo, Adeniyi, Oluwatosin Adenike and Osuolale-Ajayi, Temitope Olalekan.
The only judge for High Court of Kaduna State is Zubairu Murtala Ja’afaru.
The following four judges were appointed for High Court of Benue State, Kor, Vincent Tersoo, Ikwulono, Maigida Maimuna, Adagba, Nguhemen Julie and Tor, Damian Tersugh.
While two judges appointed for Customary Court of Appeal, Benue State were Onche, Ogah Inalegwu and Igba, Theophilus Terhile.
The eight judges for High Court of Rivers State were Onyiri, Frank, Ugoji, Victor Chinedum, Obomanu, Godswill Vidal, Oguguo, Rita Chituru, Fubara, Alatuwo Elkanah, Kokpan, Bariyima Sylvester, Obu, Ibietela Innocent Madighi and Wifa-Adedipe, Lesi.
The six for High Court of Ondo State were Daomi, Williams Adebisi, Fabuluje, Adewumi William, Ogunwumiju, Mobayonle, Idowu, Demehin-Ogunbayo, Inumidun Happiness, Kpemi, Ojufisintei Justinah and Adegoroye, Olufunke Adeola
One Kadi appointed for the Sharia Court of Appeal, FCT Abuja was Muhammad, Lawal Munir.
Oye noted that all the recommended candidates are expected to be sworn-in after the approval of the NJC recommendations to the president and their respective state governors.
Kekere-Ekun could become the second female CJN after Aloma Mukhtar.
