JONATHAN SWEARS IN NEW CHIEF JUSTICE

Chief Justice of NigeriaJustice Mahmud MukhtarPresident Goodluck Jonathanswearing-in ceremony
President Goodluck Jonathan has sworn in the successor to Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar as the chief justice of Nigeria.
The new man is Justice Mahmud Mohammed and he is the 14th Nigerian born chief justice.
Jonathan immediately decorated him with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger(GCON) award