Justice Olukayode Ariwoola may be succeeding Justice Tanko Muhammad who resigned on Sunday night as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, being the next most senior judicial officer at the Supreme Court. There were indications that he may be sworn in soon as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Justice Ariwoola, born on August 22, 1958, from Oyo State, was elevated to the Supreme Court in 2011 from the Court of Appeal.