Pioneer CJ's son becomes Kwara CJ

Date: 2014-12-23

Justice Sulaiman Kawu, son of the pioneer Chief Judge of Kwara State and one-time Justice of the Supreme Court, late Justice Saidu Kawu, has stepped into the shoes of his late father as he was sworn-in as the new chief judge of the state.

Justice Kawu who is the most senior judge in the state High Court, took over from Justice Ayinla Bamgbola who retired last week.

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Tuesday swore-in the new CJ, charging him to rededicate himself to the task of lifting the state judiciary to greater heights.

The swearing-in was preceded by the confirmation of the Chief Judge’s appointment by the State House of Assembly after he was screened by the legislative arm.

Ahmed in his letter to the House dated December 10, 2014, said Justice Kawu had been recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for the appointment.

He said Justice Kawu’s name was nominated for screening and confirmation in line with section 271 (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

The governor while inaugura-ting the new CJ commended the state judiciary for a rancour-free change of baton, urging Justice Kawu to sustain the harmony in the arm of government which, he said, remains the last hope of the common man.

He urged the CJ to build on his past record of hard work for the growth of law and quick dispensation of justice in the state.

The new CJ promised to redouble his efforts and take the state’s judiciary to the forefront of Nigeria’s judiciary. He called for the autonomy of the judiciary as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution. 

Born on January 4, 1958, Justice Kawu had served as Acting Chief Judge of Kwara  between 2010 and 2012.

He hails from lkokoro compound off Niger Road in llorin South Local Government area of the state.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Aminu Ado Bayero     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Rotimi Oyedepo     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Mufutau Olatinwo     Ojuekun     Oyedepo     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Universal Basic Education Commission     Azeez Salawu     Doyin Agbamu     Kale Ayo     Ayobami Akanbi     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Ishaq Salman     Dauda Adesola     Ariyo     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Al-Hikmah University     Bond     Busari Alabi Alausa     Quareeb     Sidikat Alaya     Jebba     Abdullahi Atanda     Iqra Books     Saadu Yusuf     Yahaya Seriki     Jide Oyinloye     08001000100     JUSUN     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Ben Duntoye     Femi Agbaje     Bola Sagaya     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Doyin Awoyale     Grillo     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Aliyu Sabi     Sulaiman Gado     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Aliyu Muhammed     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Baba Issa Awoye     Oke-Ero     Olokoba Sulyman     Sa\'adu Salahu     Otoge     IPSAS     Quranic Recitation Competition     Femi Ogunsola     Jimba Babatunde     NAWOJ     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     UNILORIN Alumni     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     David Oyedepo     Manzuma     Emir Of Yashikira     Sherif Sagaya     Muhammadu Gobir     Labour Party     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Nigerian Medical Association     Photo News     QuickWin     Amuda Musbau     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Ajikobi     Barakat Community Secondary School    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Summit University     Marafan Shonga     Kwara 2015     Saka Onimago     Musibau Akanji     Pius Abioje     Onikijipa     Christopher Ayeni     Joseph Offorjama     Muhammed Abdullahi     Admiralty Villa     Yetunde Balogun     Hauwa Nuru     Saliu Ajia     Arca Santa     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Wahab Agbaje     Taofik Abdulkareem     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Busari Alabi Alausa     Transition Implementation Committee     CT Ayeni     Abubakar Imam     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Ibrahim Mohammed     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     School Of Nursing     Taofeek Sanusi     ER-KANG     Salman Alada     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Danladi     Adebayo Salami     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Idiagbon     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Olusola Saraki     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     2023 Elections     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Quranic Recitation Competition     Seun Bolaji     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Daud Adeshola     Smart School     Code Of Conduct     Rafiu Ibrahim     Tosin Saraki     Just Event Online     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Jumoke F. Ajao     Ojuekun Sarumi     JUSUN     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Oke-Oyi     AIT Ilorin     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     All Peoples Party     Suleiman Idris     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Balogin Alanamu     Boko Haram     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Aisha Buhari     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Azeez Salawu     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Abiodun Oyedepo     Idris Garba     Clement Yomi Adeboye     MATTA Girls Foundation     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Dele Belgore