Olukayode Ariwoola
Chief justice of Nigeria since 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olukayode Ariwoola GCON[1](born 22 August 1954) is a Nigerian jurist and justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who serves as the chief justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[2][3] He was formerly a justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal and on 22 November 2011, he was appointed to the bench of the supreme court of Nigeria.[4] He was appointed substantive chief justice of Nigeria on 27 June 2022 following the resignation of incumbent chief justice Tanko Muhammad[5][6][7][8][9][10] and formally confirmed chief justice by the Nigerian Senate on 21 September 2022.[11][12]
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Olukayode Ariwoola | |
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Chief justice of Nigeria | |
Assumed office 27 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
Assumed office 22 November 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-08-22) 22 August 1954 (age 69) Iseyin, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria) |
Education | Obafemi Awolowo University |
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