While the repeated calls on the judiciary to safeguard its dignity, uphold integrity, and curb misconduct are a necessary reminder of its critical role in a democracy, they often fall on deaf ears and rarely reflect in court judgments, Davidson Iriekpen writes
Judges and judicial officers who gathered for the 2025 All Nigerian Judges Conference at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja last week did not believe what they heard. They were denigrated, chastised, derided, reprimanded and scolded. It was an opportunity to remind them to always uphold the integrity of the judiciary to build public confidence in the courts.
Even President Bola Tinubu spoke to them in scathing words, telling them pointblank that justice must never be for sale.