New CJN, Justice Muhammad, to set up election tribunal tomorrow

The new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, will
on Saturday (tomorrow), swear in members of the National Assembly,
governorship and state assembly election petition tribunals,
TheNigerialawyer has learnt.

Muhammad was sworn-in by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday
afternoon shortly after announcing the suspension of the
substantive CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is facing charges of
corruption before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

The election petition tribunals will be expected to handle
disagreements that may arise from the conduct of the elections
which begin in three weeks.

Born on December 31, 1953 at Doguwa – Giade, a local government
area in Bauchi State, Justice Muhammad attended Ahmadu Bello
University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Law in
1980.

He later obtained a master’s degree and doctorate from the same
university in 1984 and 1998 respectively.