Breaking: Buhari To Swear-in Ariwoola As Ag. CJN Monday

By Uche Mbah

President Muhammadu Buhari will, Monday afternoon, swear-in the Honourable Justice Olukayode as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria.

The event will take place at the Executive Chambers of the State House, Abuja.

His brother- Justices are expected to be present at the ceremony.

Ariwoola, the most senior of the Supreme Court Justices, succeeds Justice Muhammad Tanko who suddenly resigned Monday morning, allegedly on health grounds. However, speculations are that he resigned over the  vote of no confidence passed on him, almost, in a letter addressed to him, by 14 Justices of the Supreme Court who accused him, indirectly of alleged corruption, incompetence and maladministration.

Tanko, strongly, denied the allegations.

Born on August 22, 1958, Ariwoola was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2011.

He would act for three months, during which time Buhari is expected to forward his name to the Senate for screening and confirmation.

Media Aide to Tanko, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, confirmed his resignation and said Ariwoola would be sworn into office Monday afternoon.