President Muhammadu Buhari has
re-emphasised that he respects the country’s judiciary and is willing to abide
by its decisions at all times.
According to Garba Shehu, senior
special assistant to the president on media and publicity, made the statement
at a dinner with representatives of the judiciary at his official residence.
Buhari said he believed that the
judiciary should be independent, recalling how he submitted himself to the
adjudication of the courts three times on his way to becoming president without
any fuss.
”I respect the institution. I
have come before you three times before I got here on the fourth run for the
office. Your word is the last word on any given issue,” he was quoted to have
said.
Buhari acknowledged the
capability of Nigerian judges, saying: “your training and experience has earned
you respect.”
Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief
justice of Nigeria (CJN), who led retired chief justices, some justices of the
supreme court and heads of courts in the federal capital territory (FCT),
expressed appreciation to the president for breaking the Ramadan fasting with
him.
He assured the nation that the
judiciary would continue to do its best in safeguarding the country’s judicial
system.
He praised Buhari for not
meddling in the affairs of courts in the country.
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