The Presidency has said the arrest of Judges for alleged corruption has not
\nbreached any tenets of democracy.<\/p>\n
A statement by Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu said while the
\nDepartment of State Security, DSS, followed due processes in the arrest of
\nthe Judges, the president remains a committed democrat.<\/p>\n
Garba Shehu’s statement reads:<\/p>\n
“The Presidency assures that the President reserves his highest respect
\nfor the institution of the judiciary as the third arm of government.<\/p>\n
“To this end, the President will not do anything to undermine its
\nindependence.<\/p>\n
“President Buhari remains a committed democrat, in words and in his
\nactions, and will not take any action in violation of the constitution.<\/p>\n
“The recent surgical operation against some judicial officers is
\nspecifically targeted at corruption and not at the judiciary as an
\ninstitution.<\/p>\n
“In a robust democracy such as ours, there is bound to be a plurality of
\nopinions on any given issue, but there is a convergence of views that the
\ncountry has a corruption problem that needs to be corrected.<\/p>\n
“But reports by a section of the media are giving us cause for concern.
\nIn undertaking the task of reporting, the media should be careful about
\nthe fault lines they open. It is wrong to present this incident as a
\nconfrontation between the executive and judicial arms of government.<\/p>\n
“The Presidency has received assurances from the DSS that all due
\nprocesses of the law, including the possession of search and arrest
\nwarrants were obtained before the searches.<\/p>\n
“To suggest that the government is acting outside the law in a dictatorial
\nmanner is to breach the interest of the state.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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