Why Justice Tanko Muhammad Resigned As CJN, Reason Explained: The highest justice-giving personality in Nigeria, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, has reportedly resigned from his designation. Tanko Muhammad is well known as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. He has sought the attention of the people on the account of the latest news related to his resignation. The news related to his resignation is trending all across Nigeria. Tanko Muhammad is taking a rest from his job as the Chief Justice of Nigeria at the age of 68 years.
As far as we know, the news of the resignation of Tanko Muhammad as the CJN is covered by not only media personalities all across Nigeria but also all across social media by a number of personalities active on social media. People are shocked because the decision of giving a resignation by Tanko Muhammad was an unexpected phenomenon in Nigeria for people. New, people are willing to know about the person who will hold the chair of CJN after the resignation of Tanko Muhammad. It is expected that Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is the most senior judge in the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Therefore, it is supposed that Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will be appointed as the next CJN after the resignation of Tanko Muhammad. In this article, we are likely to discuss Tanko Muhammad as well as the news of his resignation as the CJN in brief so that all the readers may get to know about this news.
Why Did Justice Tanko Muhammad Resign?
The Chief Justice in Nigeria “Tanko Muhammad” has apparently resigned from his designation. No sooner did the news of the resignation of Tanko Muhammad get the attention of people than people generated their internet in knowing the reason that entailed the CJN Tanko Muhammad resign from his designation. As far as we know the cause of his resignation, he has expressed his illness to be the primary reason to resign from his service as the CJN. On the other side, some judges and lawyers have complained of a lack of residential accommodation.
Nigeria’s CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has resigned on health grounds. pic.twitter.com/ZdxBdnpVhm
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Letter Written By 14 Judges
Recently, a letter lamenting the decrepit state of affairs in the Supreme Court has been written and posted by 14 judges. Many justices have written a compilation of complaints against the CJN Tanko Muhammad. The JUdges have stated that they were asked to work many hours and it resulted in affecting the diesel and the vehicles for the respective authorities in the Supreme Court in Nigeria could not avail the facility. They also keep on saying about the number of cases in the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
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