Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaHuman rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has berated the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, and other judicial officers for attending a private dinner with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Villa on Thursday. Effiong said on social media that the act was in contravention of the Code of Conduct for judicial officers. He further stated that it was not morally right for Buhari to be hosting judges to social events when an election petition is pending against him. The lawyer noted that Rule 1 of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2016 states that judges must avoid gatherings that could appear to members of the public that they have been compromised. Effiong added, “It is in Nigeria that intellectuals defend the madness and impropriety of politicians with so much Passion.

Source: Punch May 24, 2019 16:52 UTC