The Senate will screen the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad as substantive CJN on Wednesday.
Already, Muhammad’s Curriculum Vitae has been distributed to senators ahead of the exercise.
The motion that the confirmation is referred to the Committee of the Whole was moved by Senate Majority Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya.
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Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari requested the Senate to confirm Muhammad as a substantive head of the nation’s Juduciary.
Justice Muhammad was sworn in as the Acting CJN on January 25, immediately after the former CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was suspended by Buhari.
The President in April requested and obtained the NJC’s consent to extend Muhammad’s acting tenure by the constitutionally-allowed three months.
The extended three-month period is due to lapse on July 25, 2019.
