The Senate confirmed the appointment of Justice KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria after screening, during yesterday’s plenary.

The development comes after President BOLA TINUBU wrote the Senate on Tuesday, seeking her confirmation as the CJN.

Senate President, GODSWILL AKPABIO, read TINUBU’s letter during plenary on Tuesday, where the President had expressed confidence in her nomination and urged the Senate to act urgently.

With her confirmation, KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN, is now the second Nigeria female jurist to serve as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, after Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, who was the Chief Justice of Nigeria between July 2012 and November, 2014.