Kudirat Kekere-Ekun

Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo CFR (born 7 May 1958), popularly known as Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1][2]

Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
CFR
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Assumed office
July 2013
Personal details
Born (1958-05-07) 7 May 1958
London, United Kingdom
Political partyNon partisan
Education
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • judge

Early life and education

Kekere Ekun was born on 7 May 1958 in London, United Kingdom.[3] In 1980, she received a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Lagos and was admitted to the Nigeria Bar on 10 July 1981, having graduated from the Nigerian Law School before she proceeded to the London School of Economics where she received a master's degree in Law in November 1983.[4][5]

Awards

In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on her by President Muhammadu Buhari.[6]

Law career

Kudirat joined the Lagos State Judiciary as Senior Magistrate II and rose to the position of the State High Court Judge. She served as Chairman of Robbery and Firearms Tribunal, Zone II, Ikeja between November 1996 to May 1999.[7] She was appointed to the bench of the Nigerian courts of appeal in 2004 before her appointment as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in July 2013.[8]

In 2020, Kekere-Ekun was on the seven-member panel that sacked Imo State governor Emeka Ihedioha and declared that the winning candidate was Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who originally came fourth in the election results. Ihedioha described the verdict as "unfair, unjust and does not reflect the voting that took place during the elections", but said he would respect the judgement.[9]

References
  1. "SANs, lawyers hail Justice Kekere-Ekun's elevation to Supreme Court". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. "NGP KYG: Justice K.M.O Kekere-Ekun". nigeriagovernance.org. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. "Senate confirms Justice Kekere-Ekun as Justice of Supreme Court". nigeriatrends.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. "Another First for Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. Latestnigeriannews. "CJN charges new SCourt justice, Kekere-Ekun on integrity". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. "FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  7. "Court of Appeal, Nigeria". courtofappeal.gov.ng. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  8. Rilwan. "Judiciary... a tale of powerplay, politics and miscarried justice (2) - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  9. Adenekan, Samson (15 January 2020). "Ihedioha reacts to Supreme Court judgement removing him as Imo governor". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.


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