The Chief Justice of Nigeria , Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, grilled the Chief Judges of six states and the Federal Capital Territory over the conflicting court orders that recently emanated from their courts.
He warned the judges to immediately stop “the nonsense”, and threatened without mentioning names that three of the judges who issued the controversial order would be made scapegoats. “Your job as Heads of Court is a sacred one, therefore, includes you vicariously taking the sinsmof others. There must be an end to this nonsense,” a statement by theThe statement signed by NJC’s spokesperson, Mr Soji Oye described a “visibly angry” CJN who read the “riot act” to the Chief Judges.
It said Mr Muhammad issued the stern warning in “a joint session” held after he “personally quizzed” the Chief Judges during second-on-one-one sessions with them on Monday. “We shall make an example with these three judges and never shall we condone such act,” he reportedly told the Chief Judges, adding, “You shall henceforth take absolute charge in assigning cases or matters, especially political personally.”Lamenting the embarrassment the spate of conflicting court orders had caused the judiciary, Mr Muhammad said, “A damage to one jurisdiction is damage to all.
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