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As Justice Olukayode Ariwoola steps down as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has said it sees no cause for optimism with the appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun as the new Acting CJN. The association contended that Justice Kekere-Ekun’s career is not without controversy “as she is widely remembered for delivering the judgment in the 2019 Imo State gubernatorial case, where a candidate who came fourth in the election was declared the winner”. This judgment, HURIWA asserted, was one of the most controversial in the histo…

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