The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad, has resigned his office.
Lagos Panorama gathered that the jurist cited health ground as reason for his decision.
The development is the latest on the rumblings that followed the altercation between the 14 justices of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The CJN’s Special Assistant on Media, Mr Isah Ahuraka confirmed this to newsmen.
Newsmen report that President Muhammad’s Buhari swore in Tanko as CJN in January 2019 following the suspension and later sack of former CJN Walter Onnoghen.
He was expected to resign in December 2024, when he will clock 70.
Olukayode Ariwoola, the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, who hails from Oyo State, is expected to be sworn in in acting capacity following the exit of Muhammad.
