Three Judges To Face NJC Panel Over Conflicting Ex-parte Orders

The Nationwide Judicial Council (NJC) has arrange a probe panel to analyze three Excessive Court docket judges who issued conflicting ex-parte orders.

 

The judges are to point out trigger why disciplinary motion shouldn’t be taken towards them for his or her actions.

 

The investigative committee was arrange by the Council, beneath the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad at its ninety fifth assembly held on September 15 and 16 in keeping with the rules of honest listening to.

 

Justice Muhammad, expressed displeasure over the event, threatening with out mentioning names that three of the judges who issued the controversial orders could be made scapegoats.

 

“We will make an instance with these three judges and by no means lets condone such [an] act,” the CJN stated in a press release issued by NJC spokesman, Soji Oye.

 

Final week, Justice Muhammed held a marathon assembly with the six chief judges within the affected jurisdictions of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Jigawa, Anambra, and Imo over the conflicting ex parte orders.

 

He warned that the judiciary would not condone indiscipline or permit any choose to tarnish the picture of the judiciary.