With about three weeks to his retirement from the Supreme Court, the death of Justice Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta might trigger some changes in the apex court, LEADERSHIP checks have revealed.
His remains has since been deposited at the National Hospital mortuary pending the final arrangement for his burial. This entails that the CJN who is the head of the judicial arm of government presides over the country’s apex court and the National Judicial Council .But the next in line to the CJN, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, may not succeed Justice Muhammad as CJN since he is due for retirement later this month.Justice Ngwuta was next to Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour but with his death, Justice Mary Ukaego Odili, automatically takes that position.
Born on August 22, 1958, Justice Ariwoola still has about six years to go as justice of the apex court. Meanwhile, some lawyers, who reacted to Ngwuta’s death, said the news of his passing was shocking, just as it has left a vacuum in the Supreme Court bench which must be filled very soon.
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