Nigeria May Get Its First Female Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court

                                                                     Justice Mariam Alooma Mukhtar
Nigeria may get its first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, when the current occupant leaves office. Justice Mariam Alooma Mukhtar, has been nominated to replace Justice Dahiru Musdapher as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), come July 16 when Musdapher will retire.

This will be a significant step forward for woman in Nigeria, as gender activists have worked tirelessly for more representation in the higher echelons in government and industry

Hon.Justice Mariam Alooma Mukhtar, who hails from Kano State, is the first female Justice of the Supreme Court, A Life Member of the International Association of Women Lawyers, and has been a Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC) since 2005.

It is rumoured that Justice Musdpaher had forwarded her name in April to the Federal Judicial Service Commission,(FJSC), and the NJC, for consideration for the position, just as he equally tendered his notice of retirement to the two legal bodies. Also perhaps in anticipation of the appointment, Alooma had recently rejected an offer of an international appointment, after she was nominated as the Chief Judge of The Gambia.