Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the newly inaugurated Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, saying that the appointment of an uncompromising jurist and a good ambassador of the state is well deserved.
Governor Sanwo-Olu said this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser (SA) on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, a copy of which was made available to newsmen, saying that Lagos State was proud to produce the second female Chief Justice of Nigeria, whom he assured would not disappoint the country.
The governor, while describing Justice Kekere-Ekun as an uncompromising jurist and a good ambassador of Lagos State, particularly the state judiciary, where she served passionately for over two decades in different capacities before her elevation to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in 2004 and 2013, respectively, urged her to uphold the highest standards of integrity, fairness, and justice, which she had been known for in the discharge of her duties, and make the judiciary the true hope for the common man.
“On behalf of my family, the government, and the people of Lagos State, I congratulate our Amazon, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on her appointment as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria.
“The emergence of a Lagos indigene, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, as the second female Chief Justice of Nigeria, is a thing of joy to us, and we are happy to associate with her,” Sanwo-Olu said.
“Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun’s appointment is well deserved, and going by her antecedents as a seasoned jurist with over 30 years in the bar and bench as a legal practitioner and Justice of the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, she will not disappoint Nigeria,” he assured.
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