Olabode Rhodes-Vivour May Emerge New CJN
Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour
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The third most senior Supreme Court Judge, Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour of Lagos State could be named substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Rhodes-Vivour will be appointed should the National Judicial Council decide to dismiss suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen and acting CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed.
NJC has queried the acting CJN, Justice Tanko Mohammed, few days after his inauguration at the Presidential Villa by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Also queried is the suspended CJN Justice Onnoghen.
It was learnt that the two judges were given seven days to respond to the queries.
While Onnoghen was queried following the allegations leveled against him on his failure to declare all his assets, as stipulated by law, Mohammed, was told to explain why he allowed himself to be sworn-in by President Buhari without the recommendation of the Council, as required by law.
Onnoghen and Mohammed were given seven days to respond.
