The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has declared that judges who issued conflicting court were being investigated to face sanctions.
Ariwoola stated this on Wednesday during the inauguration of 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, adding that “we have already activated the process of reining in such errant judges with a view to making them face the consequence of their despicable and odious conduct.”
Ariwoola, who is the chairperson of the National Judicial Council (NJC), responsible for the appointment and discipline of judges, said the trend going into country was embarrassing.
“I have made it known at different fora that we have been treated to an unpalatable cocktail ot misleading and conflicting judgments as well as frivolous interlocutory orders emanating from courts of coordinate jurisdictions, which have literally attempted to make a mockery of our judicial system and flagrantly desecrate the revered Temple of Justice. Several cases of such abound across the length and breadth of the country,” the CJN said.
He said the erring judges would be punished, adding that “This is, largely, an embarrassment to our jurisprudence, and we will never handle it with levity. Punitive measures must definitely be meted out to such erring judges.”
