Kudirat Kekere-Ekun: Di New Chief Justice of Nigeria Wey Dey Enter Judiciary Seat
Di image resemble Chief Justice seat, wey dey symbolize authority and leadership, but no be Kudirat Kekere-Ekun own. AI-Generated Image.
We wan talk about Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, di new Chief Justice of Nigeria wey dey waka enter di judiciary seat with plenty tori wey dey follow am. Dis gist no be small matter as she dey waka enter di post, di gist plenty sotay you go wan siddon well make you hear di full gist for dis News in Nigerian Pidgin.
Di Kudirat Kekere-Ekun no be today person for di judiciary. She don dey carry wig for head since when law dey use wrapper for Nigeria. But na her recent appointment as di Chief Justice of Nigeria wey come with plenty yawa wey make people dey yarn different kain tori. You know say no be everybody go ever forget how she knack di hammer for one controversial case wey shake Imo State. E be like say e shock people sotay di tori reach U.S. people ear, dem vex sotay dem say she no go fit waka enter U.S. land again. Who go think say case matter go fit reach dis level?
For dis same Nigeria wey we dey, di National Judicial Council don decide say na Kudirat go fit hold di judiciary seat well, even with di wahala wey dey her back. No be small ting oh, because di seat wey she dey enter na di highest for judiciary for di whole Nigeria. Di palava no end for there because di next step now na Senate confirmation. Na here di drama go start again, but as e be, people dey sure say President Bola Tinubu dey solidly behind her, and she go waka pass di Senate wahala like na small pikin dey play football for rain.
If you dey wonder wetin cause all dis wahala, make I remind you say na di same Kudirat Kekere-Ekun wey bin give di judgment wey change di governor for Imo State like magic. She be part of di Supreme Court wey knack say make APC’s Hope Uzodimma take over as governor, comot PDP’s Emeka Ihedioha from di seat. E be like film for everybody, and e no take long before di tori waka reach U.S. Dem say dis judgment no pure at all, and as e be, U.S. no gree give Kekere-Ekun visa when she try apply to waka enter dem country.
Dis matter no end there because former Cross River governor, Donald Duke, sef don carry di matter enter him memoir. Him yan say di whole thing na big disgrace for Nigeria as jurists wey suppose carry di name of di country go legal conference for Yankee, dem no even fit enter. Dem try give their aides visa, but di oga dem no see visa. Duke talk say dis na one big shame wey no suppose happen if to say things dey normal.
But even with all dis plenty gist, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun no send at all. She don waka enter di Chief Justice seat like say nothing dey happen. She don sit down for di Council Chambers like di real boss she be, with President Bola Tinubu for her side as she knack her oath for inside State House, Abuja. But di matter never end, because as she dey sit down for di Chief Justice seat, na only acting capacity she dey hold for now, until di Senate give her final confirmation.
You go agree say Kekere-Ekun no be small fish for di legal waters. She start her legal career with plenty ambition, from private practice for Lagos State to di big judiciary offices wey she don occupy. She get law degree from University of Lagos, plus she carry LL.M from London School of Economics and Political Science, so she no be today person at all. Di path wey she don waka for judiciary dey full with different accolades and promotions wey make her climb reach di Supreme Court. Na di same Supreme Court wey she don dey serve as Justice since 2013, and now, she don become di fifth female Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Apart from di professional waka, Kekere-Ekun na woman wey no dey take play play at all. She don attend plenty courses, seminars, and she don collect awards wey full cabinet. She be life Bencher, and she dey among di International Association of Women Judges, plus she even be di President. E no surprise anybody when she collect Nigerian national honour of Commander of di Order of di Federal Republic (CFR) from President Muhammadu Buhari.
But with all dis achievement, you fit ask yourself, why di wahala with di U.S. visa matter? Di answer dey simple, na di judgment wey she and her fellow justices give for Imo State election case wey make dem look like say dem no sabi wetin law dey talk. Na wetin make U.S. say, “sorry, you no fit enter here.”
As di matter dey like dis, one thing sure pass, dis news na big gist for News in Nigerian Pidgin. Everybody dey watch to see how di Senate go handle di confirmation process. For now, Kekere-Ekun go dey enjoy her acting capacity as di Chief Justice of Nigeria, with all eyes on her to see how she go handle di big task wey don land for her table.
