Owoeye Joshua
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on health grounds.
Here are five exciting things to know about Justice Ariwoola.
1. Justice Ariwoola was born on Aug. 22, 1958 and appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2011.
2. Justice Ariwoola was first appointed a Judge of Superior Court of record in Oyo State in 1992 from private legal practice.
3. He was a Justice of the Court of Appeal between 2005 and 2011 after having been elevated from the State High Court of Oyo State.
4. Prior to his exaltation to the Supreme Court, he served as Justice of Court of Appeal in Kaduna, Enugu and Lagos Divisions.
5. He is also a Member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the International Bar Association, and the Nigerian Body of Benchers
