Justice Tanko Muhammad, Nigeria’s Chief Justice, has resigned, according to Channels Television.
Channels Television said Justice Muhammad resigned on Sunday night, citing ill-health as the reason for his decision.
Information also has it that arrangements are ongoing to swear in the next most senior justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria.
According to reports, a formal announcement will be made shortly.
Until his resignation, reports had it that Justice Muhammad was seriously ill.
Only last week, 14 justices of the Supreme Court had written him a letter to lament the decrepit state of affairs in the apex court.
Festus Ogun, a human rights lawyer said, it’s not enough that the CJN has resigned, he must be accountable for allegations against him.
“The resignation of the CJN is not enough. The allegation of gross corruption, mismanagement and abuse of office levelled against Hon Justice Tanko is significantly indicting and spells calamity on our justice system. He cannot escape from accountability by simply resigning,” Ogun writes on Twitter on Monday.
