For the first time in Nigeria’s legal history, four women simultaneously sit at the helm of the judiciary’s highest echelons, legal education, and the Bar. FAVOUR ABALAKA takes a look at the careers of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun (Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Supreme Court), Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem (President of the Court of Appeal), Olugbemisola Odusote (Director General of the Nigerian Law School), and Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association)
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
Born on May 7, 1958, in London, United Kingdom, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun hails from a distinguished Lagos family with deep roots in law, public service and community leadership. She is the eldest of 11 children in a polygamous family.
Her father, the late Senator Hassan Fasinro, was a renowned lawyer, politician, author and devout Muslim. He served as a senator during Nigeria’s Second Republic and belonged to several royal families in Lagos.
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