The senate on Wednesday confirmed Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
His confirmation during Wednesday’s plenary followed a motion by Senate Leader, Abdullahi Abubakar, for his confirmation.
The senate went into a closed-door session for discussions before his confirmation.
Recall that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan had on Tuesday asked that copies of Muhammad’s curriculum vitae (CVs) be shared among the senators.
Before his confirmation on Wednesday, Muhammad was the acting CJN, a position to which he was appointed in January by President Muhammadu Buhari.
His appointment followed the suspension of the then CJN Walter Onnoghen for false declaration of assets.
