The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, has said sport is a possible unifying factor in Nigeria, especially during this trying period of Nigeria as an independent nation.
Justice Ibrahim revealed this in Minna, Niger, while inaugurating the 25th edition of the Chief Justice of Nigeria Sports Competition.
According to him, sport is doing very well to unite the citizens “in such a way that they cannot be separated, in spite the differences in culture and religion.”
His words, “As you are all aware, sports is very important to the physical, mental, and psychological development of every sportsman.
“It is also a unifying factor to Nigerians, especially at this trying moment of our country as an independent and inseparable entity.”
“This event provides opportunity for the judiciary staff from various jurisdictions to keep themselves fit and mentally balanced to face the challenges of the administration of justice in the country.”
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Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad CFR (born 31 December 1953) is a Nigerian Jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian Courts of Appeal.
Justice Tanko was born on 31 December 1953 at Doguwa – Giade, a local government area in Bauchi State, Northern Nigeria. He attended Government Secondary School, Azare where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1973 before he later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Law in 1980. He later obtained a Master and Doctorate (Ph. D) degree from the same university in 1984 and 1998 respectively.
Tanko began his career in 1982, after he was Called to the bar in 1981, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School. In 1989, he was appointed as Chief Magistrate of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, a position he held until 1991 when he became a Judge at the Bauchi State Sharia Court of Appeal. He served in that capacity for two years before he was appointed to the bench of the Nigerian courts of appeal as Justice in 1993. He held this position for thirteen years before he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2006 but was sworn in on 7 January 2007. On Thursday, 11 July 2019, Tanko Muhammed was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as substantive CJN. This is coming barely 24 hours after National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended him to the president.
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