Robert Clarke: Tinubu Swearing In Kekere-Ekun As Acting CJN Not In Violation Of Any Constitutional Provisions

Clarke said this in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Saturday, where he also praised Kekere-Ekun’s character, saying that he has, in his 50 years in the judiciary, has not seen any character like hers, and that she will bring reforms to the Supreme Court.

Addressing the controversies surrounding Kekere-Ekun’s swearing in as acting CJN by the President without being screened by the Senate, Clarke said, “What you are suggesting now is that what people are saying- that they should have asked her to wait until the Supreme Court confirms before she was being administered under oath to take over the post. If that did not happen, she will still be the acting as the most senior judge on the bench. She will still be acting as the acting Chief Justice of the Federation. All these are semantics as far as I’m concerned.