Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says he is
in support of reforms reducing his powers to appoint judicial officers.
Speaking on Saturday during a webinar tagged, ‘Selection and
appointment of judges: Lessons for Nigeria’, which was organised by Justice
Research Institute (JRI), the CJN said he would give his total support to an
amendment to reduce his powers to appoint judicial officers.
“I will accept it 100 percent, because this is something for
the nation. It is not something for one individual,” the CJN said.
“But where the law has conferred powers on a particular
individual, he has to exercise powers; there is nothing you can do.
“But certainly, if this would be amended, I give 100 percent
for the amendment.”
Also speaking during the webinar, Vice-President Yemi
Osinbajo said the appointment of judges in Nigeria is influenced by the elite.
“The Nigerian elite want to be sure of all the outcomes and
they want all the outcomes to favour them. That is the same pressure that we
have with respect to the federal character,” the vice-president said.
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