The Nigeria Labour Congress has announced its plan to establish a Hall of Shame for corrupt judges on account of court decisions on election petitions.
NLC President, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja at a joint briefing with members of the civil society group under Labour and Civil Society Front.
Ajaero expressed displeasure at judgments handed down by judges in respect of previous election petitions, saying this time around judgments that are unjust would earn the judge involved a place in the Hall of Shame.
He also charged stakeholders to turn up the heat on judges.
“The judiciary has so many questions to answer, if they failed to answer those questions within a short time, we would create a hall of shame for those judges that come up with judgement for those judges that create such problems, that will happen soon. There is a need for the NBA, for all arms in the judiciary, to the bar benches, and all to speak out on what is happening in the judiciary and whether the judiciary is still the last hope of the common man.
“Now the destiny of the country is in our hands. It is either they fulfil it or they are betrayed once again, when they tell you to go to the court, they’re telling you that that is the end of the matter. Somebody will steal yam and say go to the court. On what basis are those statements being used? That’s the level of ridicule that the judiciary has brought and as Nigerians, we all need to come out to rescue the judiciary, or else there’ll be no need to continue going to court,” he remarked.
