Re: NJC sets up panels to probe 15 judges
Iam sure, many Nigerians will be happy, like me, with the above news story, which was published in the Daily Trust of 1st October, 2017, as a press statement from the Nigerian Judicial Council, NJC, which coincides with the 57th Anniversary celebration of Nigeria’s Independence.
This Nigerian Judicial Council’s announcement is a good omen for President Buhari’s renewed and reinvigorated resolve to fight this corruption monster heads on, which was earlier alleged to have been scandalously and deliberately frustrated and undermined by members of the Nigerian judicial system, across the board, because, President Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade has become an albatross to their notoriously, enigmatic corruption tradition, which impact has become an indelible dent on the entire work force, across the board.
Invariably, this new awakening is a welcome development and a worthy cause, which I hope, will be additionally supported by the Nigerian Bar Association, which is professionally mandated to monitor, regulate, as well as prescribe appropriate punishments, penalties, or both, in order to curb the gross abuse of professional ethics, misconduct, as well as mete out appropriate punishments, penalties, so as to purge this repugnant, rotten system, especially, “at the appellate courts, in the rural areas of the country, where securing a good judgment has become unashamedly and conspicuously, a cash and carry affair”.
To checkmate these abhorrent corrupt malpractices, it will be a good idea to recommend, that, all those involved in corruption be made to surrender their professional certificates, or practicing license, or be forced to forfeit them, without option. I can bet all my readers, that, this option will do the magic.
Every Nigerian is anxiously watching the apex judicial authority, the NJC, to see how far the Council’s leadership will go, using their investigation project and process, to usher in, the much needed positive changes and impact, to restore confidence and public trust. Abdulkarim Muhammad Abdullahi, Keffi. Nasarawa State.