Dantijjo spent a whopping 11 years on the Supreme Court Bench, he must have worked with about four of five CJNs all wielding the same powers as the current CJN. If a justice of the Supreme Court could speak so lowly of the judiciary, why should ordinary citizens repose any confidence in it? If there was ever a period where we expected the public to blindly trust the Judiciary, it is long gone. Justice Dattijo Muhammad, JSC (Rtd), recently made a statement at his valedictory that raises a jurisprudential question on securing public trust and justice. My humble position here is, it is better that the Judiciary, including the Supreme Court, be perceived as a homogeneous entity that serves the interest of all.

Source: Nigerian Tribune November 12, 2023 07:10 UTC