Justice Olukayode Ariwoola who is the new acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, has made an open promise to Nigerians that he would not be failing them neither would he be failing in his duties as Chief Justice.
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola had openly made the pledge after taking over from his predecessor, Justice Ibrahim Tanko. Tanko had tendered in his resignation due to ill-health on Sunday evening.
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Following Tanko’s resignation, President Muhammadu Buhari had sworn-in the new CJN Ariwoola yesterday.
The new acting CJN said with the support of his colleagues, the judiciary under him will not fail Nigerians. Ariwoola gave the assurance while speaking with State House Correspondents after taking his oath of office.
He said: “What Nigerians expect from me is to comply, preserve and abide and protect the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. And so be it.
“That is what I will do, especially with the cooperation of my brother Justices of the Supreme Court. We shall not fail Nigerians.”
Justice Ariwoola was born on the 22nd of August 1958 and is currently the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court.
He was formerly a Justice of the Court of Appeal and was elevated to the Supreme Court bench following his transfer from the State High Court of Oyo State. Ariwoola started his educational career in his home town Iseyin at the Local Authority Demonstration School, Oluwole, in the Iseyin Local government of Oyo State between 1959 and 1967.
