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Why Peter Obi Condemned Nigeria’s Judiciary Says Is Disgusting
Why Peter Obi Condemned Nigeria’s Judiciary Says Is Disgusting
Why Peter Obi condemned Nigeria’s judiciary says is disgusting. Mr Obi said leaders in these three arms should avoid undue disruptive interference in the affairs of sub-national government activities.
Peter Obi, former Anambra governor, has berated the Nigerian judiciary as disgusting and uninspiring, lamenting “reckless Court judgments threatening to destabilize or deprive the State of funding to provide needed services to the citizens.”
In a statement on his X handle on Sunday, Mr Obi condemned the three arms of government: the executive, legislature, and judiciary. “What is coming out of the three arms of government, the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary is disgusting and uninspiring,” Mr Obi said.
Mr Obi, who was the Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, said, “The Executive show of negative power as seen in Osun State, the reckless Judiciary pronouncement on Rivers State that is capable of threatening democracy, plus the embarrassing scandal from the National Assembly, all combine to give a gloomy picture of our democratic journey.”
According to Mr Obi, leaders in these three arms should avoid undue disruptive interference in the affairs of sub-national government activities.
Urgent steps should be taken by the leadership of the three arms to stabilize the polity and prevent politicians from defecting to parties where they feel it will be easier to rig them into office.
In 2024, Mr Obi berated the Nigerian judiciary, saying “justice” has been “commodified” and delivered in favour of the “highest bidders.”
Mr Obi’s outburst against the Nigerian judiciary comes after the Supreme Court on Friday delivered two of three judgements that favoured the loyalists of Nyesom Wike, who are rebelling against the leadership of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, while the top court neglected to immediately rule on the third matter that might give the governor an edge.
The apex court reserved a ruling on appeals that could give Mr Fubara political mileage in his state, leaving him politically vulnerable after two successive losses to his adversaries.
Peter Obi
In late February, Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi advised Osun State to suspend planned local government polls amid a violent tussle for supremacy between Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party and his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress.
Though Justice A.A. Aderibigbe of the Osun State High Court, Ilesa Division, had ordered that the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025, should be conducted, Mr Fagbemi advised that the exercise be suspended, citing a February 2025 judgement by the Akure Division of the Appeal Court, which nullified the November 2022 judgement of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State.
Kaduna Woman Drags 3 Neighbours To Sharia Court For Allegedly Calling Her Prostitute
Kaduna Woman drags 3 neighbours to Sharia court for allegedly calling her prostitute. Amiddle-aged woman, Shema’u Isma’il, on Wednesday, dragged three neighbours before a Sharia Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for allegedly calling her a prostitute.
The complainant accused Halima Umar, Aisha Umar, and Bilkisu Umar for allegedly making defamatory remarks about her, particularly regarding her marital status.
“They said I am living alone despite being a married woman,” she told the court.
She further alleged that the defendants harass her nine-year-old son, scaring him away and beating him whenever he goes outside to play.
She pleaded, “We have tried to settle the matter at home, but they refuse to stop. I want this honourable court to intervene and grant me justice.’’ Ms Halima, mother of Aisha and Bilkisu, who spoke in their defence, denied the allegation.
Shari’a Court
She claimed that the complainant was the first to insult her children, calling them prostitutes, and they only retaliated. She also told the court that both the complainant’s son and her own children were underage.
The Judge, Kabir Muhammad asked the defendants whether they had witnesses, to which they responded in the affirmative.
The judge subsequently referred the case to the police for further investigation and adjourned the hearing until March 26.
Court Orders Remand of Serial Offender Over ₦700,000 Fraud In Ekiti
Court orders remand of serial offender over ₦700,000 fraud in Ekiti. An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti has ordered the remand of 36-year-old Samuel Bankole at the Ado Ekiti Correctional Centre for allegedly committing fraud and previously jumping bail.
Bankole was arraigned by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly obtaining ₦700,000 from Olarenwaju Are under false pretenses, claiming he would help him purchase a vehicle.
Court
The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, urged the court to deny bail, citing Bankole’s history as a serial offender who had previously jumped bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, denied the defendant’s bail application and ordered his remand until April 3, when the case will resume for hearing.
High Court Adjourns Natasha’s Suit Against Senate Probe To March 25
High court adjourns Natasha’s suit against senate probe to March 25. The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the case filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, to March 25, 2025.
The postponement came after the respondents informed the court that they had yet to receive the necessary court documents.
High Court Adjourns
Akpoti-Uduaghan had filed a suit seeking to stop the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges from investigating her.
In an earlier ruling on March 5, 2025, Justice Obiora Egwuatu temporarily barred the committee from proceeding with the probe.
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