Abeg, make I gist you now! The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, don come out talk say make people stop all this their wahala wey dem dey use carry blanket accusations of corruption against judges. She talk am well for di swearing-in ceremony of new judges wey happen for Supreme Court Complex, Abuja.
She yarn say these broad attacks fit spoil public trust and scatter rule of law wey suppose dey hold ground for di country. She remind everybody say we fit criticize but make e no be blanket talk wey no get any real gist behind am. You know say na dem judges dey work hard to keep di system intact.
Kekere-Ekun don notice say na im be the new fashion for some people to dey throw di whole judiciary into one basket of corruption. She talk say such accusations no good for public morale, and e dey cause harm wey no be small. As in, if you dey point finger at judges, make you get evidence and make e dey specific, no just dey fly mouth!
Di CJN sabi say when dem lack evidence, e dey affect not just di judges wey don serve their country well, but e dey tarnish di whole system wey dem don build. E no fair make one judge wey dey do im work well begin dey suffer for di mouth of people wey no fit provide clearer context.
She don talk say if dem ever find any judge wey don misbehave, dem go deal with di matter straight, no cover-up. In her words, dem dey serious for di National Judicial Council to ensure say any judge wey fall hand go face di music.
Kekere-Ekun also don emphasize say make di judiciary independent, no make any careless yamayama harm di confidence, because once dat confidence dwindle, na di rule of law go dey korokoro problem. She talk am clear, say if dem no fit trust di court, where hope dey for justice again?
For di new judges wey dem swear in, she don give dem charge say make dem show discipline and courage. No waka come court dey fall hand! She advise dem to always dey ready with their case files and make dem no allow social, political or money matter sway dem decisions. E go fit tough because di issues wey dey come for court no be small matter, from revenue to banking and intellectual property.
Wetin I sabi? Na change dey come as dem dey try make di appointment of judges more transparent. Dem don dey publish names of candidates make people fit drop their own comments on di judges wey dem want to appoint.
At di end of di gist, di CJN dey call on di public to support di judiciary and believe in di process wey go bring dem correct judges wey go uphold di law as e suppose be. No be small thing, my brothers and sisters, as we all dey watch di judiciary to carry di right weight wey go fit lead us to justice.
Do you have a news tip for NNN? Please email us at editor @ nnn.ng
