If her appointment is approved, Ms Kekere-Ekun will be the second woman to be CJN.
Statistics on case decisions reeled out by the chief justice showed the Supreme Court has become captured by politicians.
The chief justice also urged them to give good accounts of themselves as none would be allowed to drag the name of the judiciary in the mud.
Messrs Ariwoola and Tinubu had planned their trips a week apart and had the Supreme Court’s head disguised as a physically challenged man to facilitate the meeting without arousing suspicion from
A Supreme Court source said Mr Ariwoola wanted to meet Mr Tinubu to discuss issues that may arise from the budding legal challenge to his declaration as president-elect.
The head of the nation’s judiciary took sides in a political crisis that threatens to derail opposition chances ahead of a general election.
Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has admonished politicians to allow the judiciary to perform its function without distractions.
