CJN Ariwoola set to retire

By Emmanuel Agbo July 29, 2024

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, is set to retire from the bench as he clocks the mandatory retirement age of 70 in August.

A valedictory court session will be held in his honour on his 70th birthday on 22 August 2024, a statement by the Head of Information and Communication at the Supreme Court, Akande Festus, said on Monday.


The date falls during the vacation of the judges of the Supreme Court and other courts in the country, which commenced on Monday.


“The 2023/2024 legal year of the Supreme Court concluded on Friday, 19 July. Following this, the court commenced its vacation on Monday, 23 July 2024, and is scheduled to reconvene for the first term of the 2024/2025 legal year on Monday, 23 September,” the statement said.

It said the ceremony marking the commencement of the new legal year will be held on 30 September.

Sixty-six year-old Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the next most senior justice on the Supreme Court, is expected to take over as the CJN when Mr Ariwoola leaves on 22 August.


Ariwoola’s two years as CJN
Mr Ariwoola took office as the acting CJN about two years ago on 27 June, following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Tanko Muhammad, on health grounds.

He leaves office when the judiciary faces an unabated confidence crisis fuelled by conflicting court orders, delays, and perceived irrational court decisions.

Earlier this month, Mr Ariwoola denounced the conflicting court decisions issued by some judges, describing the situation as an “attempt to make a mockery of our judicial system and flagrantly desecrate the revered Temple of Justice”.

He vowed that any judge found to be culpable would be sanctioned.

Before becoming the CJN, Mr Ariwoola, as the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court, led the list of his 13 colleagues that sent a protest to the then CJN against the poor handling of their welfare and the operations of the court.

The ripples created by the leaked memo had yet to die down when Mr Muhammad resigned.


43 years in legal profession
Mr Ariwoola was born on 22 August 1954.

Altogether, he put about 43 years into his legal career, which started with serving as a state counsel during his national youth service at the Ondo State Ministry of Justice, Akure, between 1981 and 1982.

He later served as a legal officer at the Oyo State Ministry of Justice between 1982 and 1988.

From October 1988 to August 1988, Mr Ariwoola worked as counsel-in-chambers in a private law firm, Chief Ladosu Ladipo, SAN & Co. Legal Practitioners.

He later served as the principal partner of Olu Ariwoola & Co Mako Allah Champers in Iseyin from 1989 to 1992.

Mr Ariwoola continued his legal profession on the bench when he was appointed an Oyo State High Court judge in 1992.

After three years on the High Court bench, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 1995.

He was on the Court of Appeal bench until he was elevated to the Supreme Court in 2011. He is currently the longest-serving justice of the Supreme Court, having spent 11 years on the court’s bench.

He has put about 32 years into his judicial career, starting with his appointment as a High Court judge in 1992.

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Congratulations in advance sir.
It is a worthy honor to serve your fatherland and go back home to retire without a blemished record.
May God continue to bless you and keep you and your family.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

FreeStuffsNG:
Congratulations in advance sir.
It is a worthy honor to serve your fatherland and go back home to retire without a blemished record.

Well-done. Worthy honour ko, wheelchair ni.

All I can say is may affliction not rise again



May we get judges who will administer justice and liberate the land from oppressors and let the people rejoice once more

Nope! He must not retire! Please keep him on the bench! Buhari removed Justice Onneghen because he feared he will never legalised his illegality of elections. Tinubu brought in this one to supervised the worst legalisation of his criminality. Imagine these were the illegality of the PEPT that Justice Arowola-led supreme court legalised;

Behold the Judgement Justice HARUANA TSAMANI delivered which affirmed the sham election victory of Tinubu.

1. "Since Tinubu can enter the US, he has committed no offence or crime in the US" - Justice Haruna S Tsamani

2. "If you commit a crime, it will no longer count against you after 10yrs" - Justice Haruna S Tsamani

3. "The $460,000 forfeiture being a proceed of Narcotics is to Tinubu's account and not to his person" - Justice Haruna S Tsamani

4. "The BVAS was only meant for verification and accreditation of voters and not meant to be used to transmit the result to the INEC iREV" - Justice Haruna S Tsamani

5. "Proving an election irregularities in a tribunal is not as easy just like an English man taking his Coffee" - Justice Haruna S Tsamani

6. "Because Kashim Shetima did not intentionally allowed himself to be nominated twice, his double nomination cannot be used against him as a reason for disqualification" - Justice Haruna S Tsamani

End of Ariwoola's corrupt era

FreeStuffsNG:
Congratulations in advance sir.
It is a worthy honor to serve your fatherland and go back home to retire without a blemished record.

FreeStuffsNG:
Congratulations in advance sir. It is a worthy honor to serve your fatherland and go back home to retire without a blemished record.

You are congratulating a CJN under whose watch all manners of illegality were legalised to give legitimacy to the worst criminality ever seen with a president? Chai! You and Seunmsg have a date with posterity All these posts have been bookmarked for history.

A very useless, worthless man.
The worst CJN since 1999
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Racoon:
Nope! He must retire! Please keep him on the bench! Buhari removed Justice Onneghen because he feared he will never legalised his illegality of elections. Tinubu brought in this one to supervised the worst legalisation of illegality of his criminality. Imagine these were the illegality of the PEPT that Justice Arowola legalised;

Your tears will be permanent.

Justice Kudirat is the next in line. She is more radical than Ariwoola, so you will need to increase the intensity of your tears.

Her first assignment is to sentence Kanu to death by hanging or better still, death by electrocution.

LegendHero:
Your tears will be permanent.Justice Kudirat is the next in line. She is more radical than Ariwoola, so you will need to increase the intensity of your tears.Her first assignment is to sentence Kanu to death by hanging.

While Justice Niki Tobi once said something and it applied to all the illegality these Justices of the supreme Court under Ariwoola subjected Nigeria to. But, what is certain is that karma, providence and God know how to punish all offenders when the time come.

Racoon:
While Justice Niki Tobi once said something and it applied to all the illegality these Justice of the supreme Court under Aroowola subjected Nigeria to. But, what is certain is that karma, providence and God know how to punish all offenders when the time come.

His only karma will be not sentencing Kanu to death by hanging when he had the chance. That is the only regret he will have.

Your god is powerless over Ariwoola because he serves Olodumare the true God. He reached the pinnacle of his career and will retire in his full glory.

He is Yoruba, a special being, and his Ori is stronger than a million Ojuku.

God bless the federal republic of Nigeria
God bless President Tinubu

He helped destroy Nigeria
May he reap what he sowed

43 years in service no be beans oo

His brother will take over.

Cash and carry man.

Ogaghi adiri gi nma sir. Umu gi agaghi abaragi ulu sir. That's my wish for you sir as you retire

Nigeria judiciary, Very Shameful.
Under his leadership, Nigeria was ranked one of the world worst judicial system. We should hide our face in shame

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/rule-of-law-nigeria-ranks-120th-out-of-142-countries/%3famp

In terms of absence of corruption, Nigeria ranked 121st out of 142 countries globally, and 23rd out of 34 countries regionally. In the open government category, the country is ranked 104th out of 142 globally and 14th out of 34 in the regional ranking.

Similarly, in order and security, Nigeria is the second worst country in the sub-Saharan region as it is ranked 33rd out of 34 countries. Globally, it is ranked 139 out of 142. In terms of fundamental rights, Nigeria has a global ranking of 116th out of 142 and a regional ranking of 23rd out of 34.

For regulatory enforcement, civil justice and criminal justice, Nigeria is ranked 119th, 100th and 86th respectively out of the 142 countries rated.

Bitter grievingory Obi people are all over the place mourning and grieving, they are mentally deranged and bereaved, crying like monkeys that lost their mothers

LegendHero:


His only karma will be not sentencing Kanu to death by hanging when he had the chance. That is the only regret he will have.

Your god is powerless over Ariwoola because he serves Olodumare the true God. He reached the pinnacle of his career and will retire in his full glory.

He is Yoruba, a special being, and his Ori is stronger than a million Ojuku.

God bless the federal republic of Nigeria
God bless President Tinubu

If olodumare is his god, then something is seriously wrong. You mean his god is the god of highest corruption?

LegendHero:


Your tears will be permanent.

Justice Kudirat is the next in line. She is more radical than Ariwoola, so you will need to increase the intensity of your tears.

Her first assignment is to sentence Kanu to death by hanging or better still, death by electrocution.

I been think say dem say you base for US of A. but your reasoning says otherwise. is it that your still a juvenile, or that you were educated differently or that your in a competition with a person(s). if yes, well you can do better

Hmm.
He should go and rest. He has done enough with our judiciary

Retire well legend.

He stood tough in face of Political blackmail.

Thank you Sir for restoring hope in the judiciary.





"Sixty-six year-old Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the next most senior justice on the Supreme Court, is expected to take over as the CJN when Mr Ariwoola leaves on 22 August."

This is noted

He doesn't want to be part of the incoming human rights abuse charges against the FG