The recent sanctions imposed on three judges by the National Judicial Council for breaching judicial procedures are too lenient to deter compromised judges who contribute to the rot in the judiciary, Davidson Iriekpen writes
As part of its move to curtail judicial misconduct, the National Judicial Council (NJC) recently slammed a one-year suspension without pay on three serving judicial officers, including a Justice of the Court of Appeal, for various acts of judicial misconduct. The disciplinary actions were among several key resolutions reached at the council’s 108th meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
The council found Justice Jane E. Inyang of the Court of Appeal, Uyo Division, guilty of abuse of office as a judge of the Federal High Court, Uyo Judicial Division.