The Nationwide Judicial Council (NJC) has arrange 4 probe panels to research 27 excessive courtroom judges within the nation over numerous alleged judicial misconduct introduced in opposition to them.
Equally, the Council issued letter of recommendation to Justice O. M. Olagunju of Oyo State Excessive Court docket to be circumspect as a Judicial Officer earlier than appearing, even in probably the most difficult state of affairs.
Justice Olagunju was stated to have used uncouch language in a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, difficult Council’s determination and its Coverage Route on appointment of President of the Court docket of the Customary Court docket of Enchantment, Oyo State.
At its 106th assembly presided over by the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, NJC, thought of the report of its Preliminary Complaints Evaluation Committee on 22 petitions written in opposition to 27 Judicial Officers of the federal and state excessive courts.
Based mostly on the report of the preliminary committee, the council empaneled 4 committees to research allegations within the petitions that have been discovered meritorious.
An announcement by the NJC Director of Info, Mr Soji Oye on Friday in Abuja, nevertheless stated that the remaining 18 petitions have been discountenanced for missing in benefit, deserted or being subjudice.
The discountenanced petitions are in opposition to Hon. Justice Monica B. Dongban-Mensem, President Court docket of Enchantment, Hon. Justices E. O. Williams Dawodu, B. A. Georgewill, Yargata Timpar, S. D. Samchi, Aisha B. Aliyu, A. A. Aderibigbe M. L. Shuaibu, H. A. O. Abiru and Abdulazeez Waziri all the Court docket of Enchantment.
Others are Hon. Justice John Tsoho, Chief Decide, Federal Excessive Court docket, Hon. Justices Z. B. Abubakar, James. Kolawole Omotosho, Sunday B. Onu all the Federal Excessive Court docket and Justice Okon E. Abang when he was serving on the Federal Excessive Court docket.
The remaining are Hon. Justice Kayode Agunloye of the FCT Excessive Court docket, Hon. Justice Babagana Karumi of the Excessive Court docket Borno State, Hon. Justice Maimuna A. Abubakar of the Excessive Court docket of Niger State, Hon. Justice A. A. Aderibigbe of Osun State Excessive Court docket and Hon. Justice Aisha B. Aliyu of Nasarawa State Excessive Court docket.
Apart from, NJC positioned 5 Judges on its pre-sanction Watch Record register for poor efficiency and could be advisable to the Council for acceptable sanction if they don’t enhance on their efficiency.
Justice Ariwoola within the assembly being the final one earlier than his retirement, appreciated the cooperation he obtained from members of the NJC in addition to the Council’s Secretariat and implored them to increase similar to his successor.
Members of the Council in return eulogised the outgoing CJN and Chairman and wished him good well being in retirement.
