Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has warned judges in the country to shy away from unmerited wealth so as not to run foul of the law that may put them into trouble.<\/p>\n
Justice Muhammad said as judicial officers, judges must shun vainglory, dishonest disposition and ostentatious lifestyle borne out of corrupt acquaintances.<\/p>\n
The CJN gave the warning at the inauguration of six judges for the Federal High Court of Nigeria and one for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court.<\/p>\n
He said the National Judicial Council (NJC) will never rest in its efforts to fish out the bad eggs within the judiciary and show them the way out.<\/p>\n
Justice Muhammad said that corrupt judges can only run but will not have the capacity to hide from the long arm of the disciplinary apparatuses of the NJC.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I always say, appointment to the bench is not appointment to affluence, influence or unholy alliance with people of questionable character that may appear before you in different guises and make you do what is offensive to the law.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must shun unmerited wealth, dishonest disposition and never should you engage in any act that may make you regret ever being a judicial officer,\u201d he warned judicial officers.<\/p>\n
The CJN said that though judges are not known to possess supernatural powers to perform wonders; however, he urged the new judges to be prepared for demands from society to do the impossible.<\/p>\n
Justice Muhammad urged the new judges to be ready to hear more demands especially during 2023 general elections, adding that though he rejoiced with them, he also sympathised with them for the trouble, inconveniences and all sorts of uncomplimentary remarks that may be made against them by litigants in the course of their work.<\/p>\n
“We are all humans, no doubt, but you must display the humanism in you by doing those extraordinary things that people would say you cannot do.<\/p>\n
That is what distinguishes those with integrity and passion for success from those with unenviable pedigree and dysfunctional moral compass,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The CJN counselled the new judges to allow their oath of office to occupy an important place in their hearts and be rightly applied in their adjudications.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a bond that you should engrave in your heart and it should serve as a moral compass while adjudicating in all matters that come before you.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must not derail from the revered path of impartiality, fairness and equity. We don\u2019t need any soothsayer to tell us that the times are quite perilous and ominous,\u201d he advised the new judges.<\/p>\n
The CJN further said that the present situation of Nigeria, seriously need judicial officers with the right character and who are honest, objective, dispassionate and humble, adding that the appointment of the new judges was not by accident but by the divine will of God and must, therefore, be led by wisdom and guided by their conscience.<\/p>\n
The new judges are Emmanuel Gakko, Musa Sulaiman Liman, Segun-Bello Mabel Taiye, Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman, Ahmad Gama Mahmud, Aminu Garba of the Federal High Court and Joseph Adebayo Aina of the FCT High Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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