A group, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), has protested against the recent appointment of some justices to the Court of Appeal, calling for its cancellation. In a letter of protest, yesterday, addressed to the Chairman, Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) and Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, the group alleged the process of the appointment lacked transparency and due process. Suffice it to state that Nigerians, particularly, those who followed events at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court last year, are yet to recover from the shocks as a result of shabby manner appointment of judges are done. “The enormity of the irregularities have attracted attention and controversy by the general public as reported in many national dailies. “We hereby submit that the recent appointment of persons as justices of the Court of Appeal was done on ethnic, religious and primordial basis and far from the expectation of the overwhelming population of Nigerians who hate injustice”, the group stated.

Source: The Guardian January 27, 2021 03:15 UTC