The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has alleged of plot to destabilize the Judiciary.
The allegation, which was not substantiated, was made by Muhammad while he was inaugurating Judges that will handle 2019 National Assembly, Governorship & State Assembly Election Petition Tribunals, on Saturday.
“The judiciary is in the trying time, you must stand, I repeat you must stand to protect and uphold the integrity of this arm of government.
“If any other person is trying to destroy it, we should try to protect it.
“If we don’t protect it ourselves, no one can do it for us. Therefore it is our sacred duty to see that we protect the judiciary,” the acting CJN told the 250 Election Petition Tribunal Judges at the ceremony that took place inside the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, justices of the Supreme Court boycotted the event.
