The Senate has begun the screening of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, in a motion moved by the Senate Leader, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, at the Plenary.
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had called for the screening exercise to be moved forward from where it was slated on the order paper.
Senator Gobir moved a motion that the Senate should employ the Committee of the Whole, to conduct the screening, as well as suspend its relevant rules to admit the acting CJN Ariwoola and his entourage into the Chambers.
The motion was approved by the Senate.
The acting CJN Ariwoola, followed by all Justices of the Supreme Court, President of the Court of Appeal, President of the Federal High Court, President of the National Industrial Court and Secretary of the National Judicial Council, were allowed into the chambers.
The delegation was led by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Babajide Omoworare.