Olukayode Ariwoola | |
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Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
In office 27 June 2022 – 22 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad |
Succeeded by | Kudirat Kekere-Ekun |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
In office 22 November 2011 – 22 August 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Iseyin, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria) | 22 August 1954
Education | Obafemi Awolowo University |
Olukayode Ariwoola GCON[1](born 22 August 1954) is a Nigerian jurist and justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who served as the chief justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2022 to 2024.[2][3] He was formerly a justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal and on 22 November 2011, he was appointed to the bench of the supreme court of Nigeria.[4] He was appointed substantive chief justice of Nigeria on 27 June 2022 following the resignation of former chief justice Tanko Muhammad[5][6][7][8][9][10] and formally confirmed chief justice by the Nigerian Senate on 21 September 2022.[11][12]