The President, who stated that he needed the support of the judiciary to win the anti-graft war, recalled that corruption in the judiciary stalled his presidential ambition for years. Also, serving judicial officers as well as senior advocates of Nigeria have had their days in the courts within this period. More judicial officers are now getting warnings for different judicial infractions, while others are recommended for dismissal or compulsory retirement periodically. The committee headed by the Secretary of the National Judicial Service Commission, Mrs. Bilkisu Bashir, was tasked “to coordinate a comprehensive reform of the country’s judiciary”. Nigerian judiciary had worst experience in the last one year, when the judiciary was the target of attacks by state security agencies but the judiciary survived it.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2018 02:37 UTC