The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, said on Wednesday, that the appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, is a demonstration of President Bola Tinubu 's respect for seniority in the judiciary.
The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, said on Wednesday, that the appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, is a demonstration of President Bola Tinubu 's respect for seniority in the judiciary. He gave this testament in Abuja while reacting to the acting CJN's screening by the Senate on Wednesday.
'He has since he assumed office demonstrated his determination to ensure a judiciary that will not only ensure speedy dispensation of justice but ensure that every Nigerian gets justice. 'The appointment of 11 justices into the bench of the apex court, which enables the Supreme Court to attain its full complement of 21 justices for the very first time, is a case in point.
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