Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana,
has called for an amendment of the Constitution, in order to allow retired
judges handle election petitions.
Falana suggested this in a
statement issued on Thursday.
According to him, over 350 judges
drawn from State High Courts, Federal High Court and National Industrial Court
who are handling election petitions, have adjourned all matters pending in
their courts “sine die”.
Falana said: “Their Lordships and
Ladyships are said to have left their jurisdictions for “national assignment”
in other parts of the country.
“Apart from appeals arising from
pre-election cases and election petitions, both the Court of Appeal and Supreme
Court are adjourning all pending appeals till 2020 and 2021.
“The vacation of the Justices of the
Court of Appeal has been cancelled to enable them to handle election-related
appeals.”
Falana further stated that since
all litigants are equal before the law, it is high time the preference given to
election petitions and appeals by Nigerian courts was reviewed.
“If our retired judges can handle
arbitral matters and participate in judicial commissions of enquiry they should
be saddled with the responsibility to handle election petitions and appeals
arising from them,” he added.
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