Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has retired as the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 years.
Justice Ariwoola was born on 22 August 1954.
On 22 November 2011, he was elevated to the bench of the Supreme Court and was appointed substantive chief justice of Nigeria on 27 June 2022.
His appointment as CJN followed the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad
Justice Ariwoola was formally confirmed chief justice by the Nigerian Senate on 21 September 2022.
Ariwoola is leaving the office of the CJN after two years of manning the helms of affairs at the country’s third arm of government and 13 years on the bench of the apex court in Nigeria.
At the valedictory session held at the Supreme Court in his honor, Justice Ariwoola noted that it is antithetical to the concept of justice when litigants are made to wait for years in order to have their case determined.
Speaking on the contribution of Justice Ariwoola to the judiciary and the nation at large, the attorney general of the federation, Lateef Fagbola commended Justice Ariwoola for the decisions taken by the court, which has helped in keeping the country’s democracy intact.
Justice Kudirat kekere-Ekun will be succeeding Justice Ariwoola
