OpEd: The Sorry State Of Nigeria’s Judiciary Among Others Makes The Battle Cry For A Revolution Inevitable By Francis Adewale | Sahara Reporters They do not need our votes to win election, as they could procure midnight judgment in Abuja... READ MORE:
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."This week may be one of the worst weeks for Nigerian judiciary and they might have made the much vaunted Sowore’s revolution inevitable. The first salvo was the list of judges released by the National Judicial Council replete with the names of their sons and daughters as well as hangers on.
“It took Orji Kalu only 4 months including Covid lockdown challenge to move from the High Court to Supreme Court to get his so called sound judgment from Supreme Court while it took ten years to get his case completed at the High Court level. Ten good years! And we are told justice in Nigeria is not cash and carry? The Supreme Court is preparing the ground for a revolution and very soon something extraordinary will take place.
It is as if the cancer has completely swallowed up the entire fabric of the nation. Cases involving the poor dragged on for years while those who can afford senior advocate can get quick justice. Many warned that this will sound the death knell of democracy in Nigeria. Every attempt to even build on free and fair election has been truncated by the judiciary. What with the recent confounding judgment from Imo and Bayelsa.
When I look at the state of Nigerian legal practice my heart bleeds. The career growth of colleagues in the legal profession in Nigeria is stunted not for lack of excellence but influence in the right place. Influence peddling is an art form in Nigeria and politicians used to have the exclusive preserve of selling it to the highest bidder, but our Judicial Council seems to have mastered the art.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bandits Attack Katsina Communities, Kill One, Injure Several Others | Sahara ReportersBandits Attack Katsina Communities, Kill One, Injure Several Others | Sahara Reporters A witness told SaharaReporters that the armed bandits numbering about 200 invaded the towns on motorcycles on Friday. PoliceNG READ MORE:
Read more »
Again, Court Stops Nigerian Government From Extraditing Buruji Kashamu To United States | Sahara ReportersJustice Okon Abang in a judgment held that no fresh application for Kashamu’s extradition could be initiated when previous judgments of the Federal High Court in Abuja and Lagos prohibiting the extradition moves had not been set aside by superior courts.
Read more »
Another Commissioner Dies In Taraba State | Sahara ReportersAnother Commissioner Dies In Taraba State | Sahara Reporters This is coming barely a month after the death of the state Commissioner for Rural Development, Makus Senlo. READ MORE:
Read more »