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Supreme Court Justices Tackle CJN Over Alleged Corruption, Maladministration

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3 years ago

June 20, 2022

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Nigeria’s apex court was in tumult on Monday after a leaked letter from the Supreme Court justices accusing Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko, CJN of maladministration, diversion of necessary funds among other misdeeds.

It is an unprecedented act in the history of Nigeria’s Supreme Court for the justices to rise in revolt at the alleged actions of the country’s number one jurist.

“The Justices reiterated the fact that they are serving this country diligently and to the best of their ability and as such deserves the best compared to how they are being treated by the present CJN,”.

“The Justices reminded the CJN of the facts that they resolve disputes between the Executive and the Legislature including all manner of disagreements, between governments and individuals and how it would be a tragedy if the Nigerian public were to know that they are unable to resolve their own problems internally without going public due to neglect and lack of taking to corrections by the CJN.

“The Justices demanded that the CJN act before it is too late as all efforts in the past to resolve their complaints have yielded no result. The Justices recall that the CJN reluctantly called a Justices’ meeting on the 23rd day of March 2022 after several persistent requests to hold the meeting.

“The Justices recalled that at their meeting of the 23rd day of March 2022 they tabled and discussed their demands on:

I. Justices accommodation,

II. vehicles,

III. Electricity tariff,

IV. Supply of diesel,

V. Internet services to justices’ residences and chambers,

VI. Epileptic electricity supply to the Court,

Read the full letter below from the Supreme Court justices to the CJN