National News Special Report
JUDICIARY UNDER ME IS CORRUPT, TANKO ADMITS, REQUEST SENATE INTERVENTION
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Afnews Editor
Jul 17, 2019
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Tanko
Muhammed has explained that Nigeria's Judicial arm of government headed by him has
been infested with corrupt elements.
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Reacting to questions when grilled by Senators for his
confirmation as the Chief Justice of Nigeria on Wednesday, he revealed that
judiciary under his watch has challenges of corrupt judges.
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He argued that corruption persists in Nigeria as a result of
lack of stiff punishment of offenders, saying that the legislature should
intervene with the review of laws.
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"I always say that Nigeria judiciary is part and parcel of
Nigeria and I am not surprised seeing some judges being corrupt but must be
treated same way other corrupt elements are treated.ÔÇØ
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Recalling his experiences when he was a magistrate in Bauchi
years back, he noted that corruption in the judiciary began when indigenous
judges took over adjudication in courts.
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"I was a magistrate in Bauchi then, but by the time I
finished law school, went to NYSC and came back and then we had a White man as
our boss, there was no corruption. Later, when we had a black man we started
having problems.ÔÇØ
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Tanko urged the legislators to review Nigeria's criminal
law.
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"Left for me, there is a need to look at our criminal laws
again with a view to dealing with corruption in the society.
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"Some criminals are couching on loopholes in our laws and I
want to urge the legislators to amend laws to sanitize the society.
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"In the 50s and 60s up to 70s, you cannot open your door and
sleep with your eyes closed.
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Speaking on the independence of the judiciary, he said, some
governors posed a huge challenge to the independence of the state judiciary,
adding that the legislature should tie all loopholes that are inherent in the
nation's judiciary.
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"Some governors deny monthly allocation to the judiciary
while they take care of their political appointees.
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"It is in my view that it's only the legislature that can put things right in Nigeria.ÔÇØ (DP)
