CJN Kekere-Ekun to inaugurate 87 new SANs as Supreme Court begins legal year
djThe new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN,] Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, will swear in 87 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Monday, 30th September, 2024.
The inauguration being her first assignment as the new CJN, will hold at the main Courtroom of the Supreme Court as part of activities lined up to formally herald the 2024/2025 legal year of the Court.
A statement, on Thursday by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the court, Dr Akande Festus, said in line with the age-long tradition of the court, the CJN will, during the special court session, deliver a state-of-the Judiciary address to highlight the performance of the Supreme Court and the Nigerian Judiciary, in the 2023/2024 legal year.
The statement said other leading stakeholders in the justice sector will present speeches bordering on the state of the justice sector of the country.
They include the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chairman of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BOSAN, and President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, amongst others.
Recall that the Supreme Court had commenced its annual vacation on Monday, 22nd July, 2024.
Though the Court began sitting on Monday, 23rd September 2024, the new legal year ceremony is now being formally held in accordance with its tradition.
Dr Akande noted that all the programmes outlined to mark the formal commencement of the new legal year will start at 10 am.
