President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Justice Mahmud Mohammed as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
He will take over from Justice Aloma Mukhtar, who is expected to retire as the first female CJN in the country on November 20.
About two weeks ago, the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended Justice Mohammed to the president as the next CJN.
The name of Mohammed is expected to be forwarded to the Senate for confirmation.
Earlier, the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) recommended Mohammed to replace the outgoing CJN, Justice Aloma Mukhtar.
Justice Mukhtar will retire on November 20 when she would have clocked the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. She was born on November 20, 1944.
Justice Mohammed is the next most senior justice of the Supreme Court. Succession to the office has always been based on seniority.
Justice Mohammed hails from Jalingo in Taraba State. He was born on November 10, 1946.
He studied for his Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating in 1970; after which he attended the Nigerian Law School in Lagos and was subsequently called to the Bar in 1971.
He began his career in public service with the Ministries of Justice of the defunct North-eastern State, and Gongola State, and the judiciary of the defunct Gongola State.
In 1991, he was appointed the acting Chief judge of Taraba State, and later confirmed the substantive Chief Judge of Taraba State in the same year.
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