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| FIRST FEMALE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA |
President Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan Monday swore in the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria
(CJN), Justice Maryam Aloma Mukhtar, and also conferred on her the national
honour, Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).
Mukhtar was the
first female lawyer in the defunct Northern Nigeria
and first female high court judge in the North before rising to become the
first female Justice of the Appeal
Court and the Supreme Court.
Describing the
ceremony as “historic”, the president advised the new CJN to acclimatize to her
new portfolio so as to tackle the numerous challenges of reforming the Nigerian
judiciary.
He called on her to
adapt to the synergy already created with the judiciary and legislature by the
presidency to tackle emerging national challenges like terrorism and
corruption, adding that she must give attention to the thorny issue of the
trial of corruption cases and terrorism by appointing special courts using her
prerogative.
He reminded the CJN
that she was assuming office at a time when the nation is undergoing reforms in
all critical areas of governance and that it is particularly gratifying that
“Your Lordship pledged during her Senate confirmation hearing to pursue
judicial reform.
The president
assured Mukhtar of his administration’s continued support and cooperation and
commended the immediate past CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, for his effort
within the short period he was in office.
On the nation’s
security challenges, she again repeated her presentation at the Senate
screening, stating that the judiciary would partner the authorities to ensure
that the menace is curbed.
SOURCE: THIS DAY
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