Women Group Wants Full Entitlements For Former Kebbi Acting Chief Judge

Women for Women Community W4WC has called on Governor Atiku Bagudu to immediately put an end to controversies over the exit of Justice Elizabeth Karatu from the Kebbi State judiciary by ensuring she gets the full entitlements as a chief judge.

The group in a letter to Governor Bagudu while appreciating the initial nomination of Justice Karatu as chief judge, lamented that the move was swallowed by unnecessary gender and religious controversies.

The Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo led W4WC is a loose coalition that provides a platform for engaging policy actors with matters of gender equality and women’s/ girl’s empowerment in Nigeria.

In the letter dated July 7, 2019, the group wrote:

“We condemn the escalation of this internal dispute and the fact that with the low participation of women in governance across Nigeria, yet another woman is being subjected to such twists and bends in the twilight of  her career.  

“We urge you in the light of the above, the cordial relations with the judiciary and this concerns this issue has generated across the country, to show decisive leadership by ensuring that this matter is not drawn out any further and Justice Karatu receives her full entitlements as a Chief Judge of Kebbi state (whether acting or not). 

“Notably, we observe that this dispute benefits nobody, nor is her further subjection to humiliation healthy for the system and intergovernmental relations particularly, where her intervention has become very toxic.

“Lastly your Excellency, Women 4 Women community is open to discuss this matter in further details and will be asking some of our high profile leaders to engage and break the deadlock to  meaningful and inclusive communication.”

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