Lasun Alagbe
The story of the just-sworn-in Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has come to fore with its inspiring plot.
She was sworn in in Abuja on Friday, by President Bola Tinubu.
One that has the potential to inspire everyone especially the girl child, it is the story of a graduate of the first-choice University of Lagos who pursued her career with fervour and elegance until she reached the enviable apogee.
UNILAG, indeed, has cause to be super proud of her as it adds her name to the leading lights it has produced.
Born on May 7, 1958., Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun hails from Lagos State. She bagged her law degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1981. She then proceeded to the London School of Economic and Political Science to obtain an LL.M. in November 1983.
Her legal career started in Lagos as a private lawyer from 1985 to 1989, while in December 1989, she was appointed a Senior Magistrate Grade II, Lagos State Judiciary. She later became a Judge of the High Court of Lagos State on July 19, 1996 and served as Chairman Robbery and Firearms Tribunal, Zone II, Ikeja, Lagos from November 1996 to May 1999.
Kekere-Ekun was elevated to the Court of Appeal on 22nd September 2004 where she served in various Divisions of the Court and as presiding Justice of two Divisions of the Court (Makurdi & Akure). She was elevated to the Supreme Court of Nigeria as the 5th female Justice of the Court and was sworn in on Monday, July 8, 2013.
Happily married with children, she is a life Bencher and a member of the International Association of Women Judges and currently its President.
In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on her by President Muhammadu Buhari.
