The acting CJN, Justice Ariwoola, was accompanied by all Justices of the Supreme Court, President of the Court of Appeal, President of the Federal High Court, President of the National Industrial Court (NIC) and Secretary of the National Judicial Council (NJC) when he walked into Senate Chambers on Wednesday morning.
By Emma Ogbuehi
It was a massive show of solidarity for one of their own on Wednesday when the bigwigs of the judicial arm of government accompanied the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to the National Assembly as the Senate officially began the screening of the new helmsman at the country’s apex court.
The screening of Justice Ariwoola followed two motions to that effect moved by the Senate Leader, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, on the floor of the Senate at 11:35am.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan called for the screening exercise to be moved forward from where it was listed on the order paper.
Gobir moved that the Senate desolve into the Committee of the Whole to conduct the screening as well as suspend its relevant rules to admit the acting CJN Ariwoola and his entourage into the chambers.
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The motions were approved by the Senate when they were put to voice vote by Lawan.
Thereafter, the acting CJN Ariwoola and all Justices of the Supreme Court, President of the Court of Appeal, President of the Federal High Court, President of the National Industrial Court (NIC) and Secretary of the National Judicial Council (NJC) walked into the chambers and took their seats.
The delegation of Justice Ariwoola was led by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare.
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