Lawyer charges Kekere-Ekun to enhance judicial efficiency

A Lagos-based lawyer and chairman of the Human and Constitutional Rights Committee of the African Bar Association (AfBA), Sonnie Ekwowusi has charged the newly appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to immediately initiate processes for a complete overhaul of the country’s judiciary, to enhance judicial efficacy and efficiency.

This, he said, will also bolster public confidence in the judiciary.

He lamented that the Nigerian judiciary is ranked as the most corrupt institution in the country, with Nigerian judges identified as the biggest recipients of bribes and kickbacks.

His words: “The new CJN must not treat this indictment lightly. What hope is there for the common man in Nigeria if the very judges who should be unbiased umpires in the adjudication of disputes are ranked as the biggest takers of bribes and receivers of kickbacks?

“There is no doubt that the country’s judiciary has been reduced to an object of derision by the very people who should labour to maintain its prestige. This is truly disheartening.

“Disciplinary action against judges should be routinely carried out to save the Bench from moral decay. Only incorruptible and irreproachable judges can steer the judiciary out of its current troubled state.”