Three controversial judges, Abubakar Talba, Thomas Naron, and Charles Archibong have been shown the gate by the National Judicial Council (NJC).<\/p>\n
In a meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mariam Mukhtar, at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, on Wednesday,\u00a0 the NJC called for the immediate compulsory retirement of the judges on ethical grounds. They decision is subject to approval by President Goodluck Jonathan.<\/p>\n
Talba was the judge who sentenced the convicted pension board boss, Yakubu Yusufu, to two years in prison each on a three-count charge with an option of fine of N250, 000 on each charge.<\/p>\n
Yusufu had pleaded guilty to stealing N2 billion of about N30 billion he was charged with by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He promptly paid the fine and was set free though later arrested and tried on another charge by the commission.<\/p>\n
The commission said Mr. Talba reneged on a verbal agreement it had with the accused and the judge that the convict be jailed without an option of fine.<\/p>\n
As for Naron, he was investigated by the NJC for the scandalous ruling he led three other judges to give as the first election petition tribunal in Osun State after the controversial 2007 elections.<\/p>\n
Naron and the other judges are believed to have been compromised by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, government of the then governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola.<\/p>\n
Call records later showed that Naron and Oyinlola\u2019s lawyer, Kunle Kaleijaye, were having secret discussions prior to the controversial ruling.<\/p>\n
Oyinlola was to later be sacked by the Court of Appeal and replaced with the authentic winner of the election, Rauf Aregbesola.<\/p>\n
The NJC also recommended Kalejaiye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, to the Nigeria Bar Association for punishment for his role in the scandal.<\/p>\n
The third judge sanctioned\u00a0 by the NJC is Justice Archibong who presided over the case of alleged rogue banker, Erastus Akingbola.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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