The Nigerian Bar Association has charged Kayode Ariwoola, the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, to embark on the immediate clean-up of the Nigerian judiciary.
NBA made this call a few minutes after Ariwoola took over from Justice Tanko Muhammad, who resigned from the office on Monday.
Muhammadu, who had been battling with his colleagues at the Supreme Court since a couple of days ago over sundry issues including corruption and high-handedness, finally threw in the towel on Sunday, citing health issues, after spending three years in the saddle.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who had appointed the former embattled CJN in controversial circumstances after sacking his predecessor, Walter Onnoghen, in January 2019 and appointing Muhammad in his stead and finally inaugurating him on March 22 of the same year, swore in Ariwoola on Monday afternoon at a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Shortly after the ceremony, the NBA congratulated the former CJN, but also reminded him of the rot he left behind during his tenure including the present complaints against him by 14 justices of the apex court, thanking him for the cordial relationship he shared with lawyers.
In a statement signed by the NBA President, Olumide Akpata, while congratulating Muhammad for spending a long period on the bench, wished him a quick recovery from his ailment while praying for blissful retirement years, pointed to the ruckus in the judiciary under him, which he described as unprecedented.
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