Hope of the common man doubtless dashed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, yesterday raised the alarm.
Worried by the activities of agents of the federal government who he said often castigate judicial officers of corrupt practices including his learned self, he said the judiciary is under serious threat.
He made this known on Sunday during a thanksgiving service at the Methodist Church Nigeria, Abuja Diocese, Zone 3.
He said, “I did not set out to be a Judge, but today I am a judge by divine intervention. It is the Lord’s doing, mine is to follow. My prayer is that God should help me and should not let me down.
“I thank Nigerians for attending this event. It is supposed to be personal thing between me and my God, but I have no hiding place. I thank God for fulfilling His promise to me.
“The Judiciary is under threat. Judges and judicial officers, including myself are being castigated without giving opportunity to be heard, but God knows our heart.”
Speaking further through his Senior Special Adviser to the CJN on Media, Awassam Bassey, Justice Onnoghen advised against individuals dragging the name of the judiciary in the mud through unsubstantiated allegations.
He advised such individuals to employ well-established institutions and avenues to petition any judicial officer who engaged in corruption and unprofessional conduct.
“In the interest of the generality of Nigerians, and the on-going war against corruption, the Chief Justice of Nigeria calls on Senator Ekwunife to petition the judges she accuses of corruption and unprofessional conduct.
“CJN assures Nigerians that if anyone has evidence against any corrupt judicial officer, and such a person brings forward the necessary documents before the NJC, the concerned judicial officer or officers will be investigated and where found liable, dealt with in accordance with the law.”
He warned politicians to desist from smearing the good image of the nation’s judiciary in general, and the hardworking and honest judicial officers in particular.
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