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CJN sings usual refrain, warns 2023 Tribunal members against recklessness 

Aminu Danladi by Aminu Danladi
November 8, 2022
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Merely repeating his predecessors, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has warned that he will not condone any act of recklessness or abuse of power and public trust from judicial officers.

Nigerians had expected the CJN to be firm and hard on how to curb the backward and forth inflicted on the nation’s politocalnprocess, but he disappointed when he merely repeated his predecessors, which had not improved the system.

Justice Ariwoola merely stated at the swearing-in of members of the 2023 Election Petition Tribunals on Monday in Abuja, that he will not accept acts of irresponsibility.

“Your Lordships should count yourselves worthy to be so entrusted with this humongous responsibility of deciding the fate of those that would be contesting elections into various political offices in the country in 2023.

“You are not known to possess some supernatural powers to perform wonders, I can confidently assure you that the society will certainly expect the impossible from you as members of Election Petition Tribunals.

“Therefore, I will not condone any act of recklessness, abuse of power and public trust. This is a rare privilege and you must give a good account of yourselves’’.

According to the CJN, “there is virtually nothing that has not been seen or heard before, but you should be ready to see and hear more, especially as you begin to adjudicate on election matters in 2023.

“Even though I rejoice with you on this very important appointment, I still sympathise with you for the many troubles, inconveniences, verbal assaults and all sorts of uncomplimentary remarks that will be made about you by various litigants.

“We are all human, no doubt, but you display the humanism in you by doing those extraordinary things that people would ordinarily say you cannot do.

“That is what distinguishes those with integrity and passion for success from those with unenviable pedigree and dysfunctional moral compass’’. 

He noted that trust is a burden but judicial officers must discharge it with utmost sincerity, honesty and transparency because conscience is an open wound healed only by the truth.

“You must rise and operate above every sentiment that might play out in the course of your adjudication in the various tribunals.

“There is no doubt that temptations, tribulations, intimidations and even sheer blackmails may be unleashed on you; but as thoroughbred Judicial Officers, you must gird your loins to rise above them and do what will earn you accolades from your Creator, and also from the court of public opinion.

“There is no mountain too high to scale; and there is no goal too difficult to achieve as far as you have firmly resolved to attain greater heights in life’’.

He warned them that all eyes are on them and that they should therefore always remember that their conduct will be publicly dissected and thoroughly scrutinised.

“Do what is right in our law books and you will have your names etched in gold.

“Do what is at variance with your conscience and you will get a scar that will terminally dent your ascension to greater heights in life.

“Be guided by good conscience and enjoy the best that the Nigerian Judiciary can offer you,’’ he said. 

But Nigerians have expressed worry as to how some Judges have always allowed technicalities supersede legal principles, which unfortunately are even promoted by the Supreme Court.

The public are also worried how judicial officers flagrantly allow forum shopping without any disciplinary action by the CJN and other outrightly reckless act in the judiciary. (Additional report from NAN)

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