As the National Judicial Council prepares for an emergency
meeting next Wednesday on the fate
of the seven judges being investigated by the DSS over their
alleged involvement in acts of corruption, I have maintained a siddon look approach on the arguments of
legitimacy of the raid. Prosecutorial powers belong also to the DSS but in
fact, my argument is about the evidence. The 270m evidence remains a bane for
debates. Could such live evidence still lie in those houses if they ever get to
know that the police or even NJC will be coming for a procedural check!
Everywhere in the world, what works for such is a hit search!
If Illinois sitting Governor, Rod Blagojevich (with all his immunity)
was raided by the FBI just for truth to be established
which further led to his impeachment, I keep asking myself where we got the
concept that judges are above the law.
When a judge is corrupt, the destiny of poor, innocent people
is ruined. But when a Supreme Court judge is corrupt, the only intervener you
have is God. Corrupt judges serve unfair judgements. They call the truth a lie
and declare the half lies as right. One corrupt judge is worse than 10 armed
robbers. The tactical escape of a single top government official via the whims
and caprices of a corrupt judge is the legitimate mortgage of the future of
170m people.
If Justices Okoro and Ngwuta knew that they refused a bribe from
Rotimi Amaechi, why will they not think of it that Amaechi (with those his
Machiavellian qualities) might attempt to burst them? Why did they not keep
evidence of this just like Femi Otedola got live evidence against Hon Farouk
Lawan? Why should Amaechi be smarter than Supreme Court Judges? Today, Amaechi
and his Government has evidence against the 2 of them. Can these 2 judges
provide video recordings of Amaechi’s bribery attempts too?
On this matter, every victim of our corrupt judicial system
has heaved a sigh of relief.
Hope is already triggering excitement in me! As this is going
on, I want to also celebrate and write about the few incorruptible judges left
within this system. How proud do you feel when you hear of incorruptible
judges who led the judiciary not only in Nigeria but even in Africa and the
world? Nigerian Judges were once the toast on this continent. Justice Udo Udoma
was once Chief Judge of Uganda. Akinola Aguda used to be Chief Judge of
Botswana. Justice Charles Onyeama, Justice Teslim Elias, Bola Ajibola, etc, all
sat as Judges of ICJ in Hague and other tribunals. In fact Elias had one of the
longest tenures as a Judge in the history of the ICJ. He served for 15 years
just for his brilliance. These men were incorruptible! There was a time every
country wanted a Nigerian Judge on its bench. I keep remembering the
intellectual discourse of Chief Gani Fawehinmi and the incorruptible Justice
Chukwudifu Oputa at the Oputa panel. Sincerely, Some judges even in this
corrupt system just leave their lives such that you want to be a judge.
I see that time coming again upon Nigeria and the excitement
of that alone is making me want to dance ………whats the name of this dance
oooooo?
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| Justice Udo Udoma was once Chief Judge of Uganda! |
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