Lawyer Says Confidence In Nigerian Judiciary Is Down, Not Nose-diving

A lawyer, Liborous Oshomah on Wednesday said the confidence of Nigerians on the Judicial system is completely down and not ‘beginning to nosedive’ as the Chief Judge of Nigeria (CJN) Alooma Muktar had asserted.

 
Mr Oshomah, who was a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, said confidence on a judiciary that had two alleged corrupt principal officer – former Chief Judge of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher and President of the Appeals Court, Justice Ayo Salami – can only be said to be down.
Speaking at a refresher course on how to write judgments organised for judges and Khadis by the National Judicial Institute (NJI) on Monday, the CJN said public confidence in justice delivery was beginning to nosedive.
She said: “Let us not deceive ourselves, the public confidence and trust in our work as judicial officers is beginning to nosedive.
“This is partly borne out from judgment emanating from our courts which the public or some section of it feels is rather unconscionable.”
Mr Oshomah however said, “Nose-diving is like begging the question. It is like trying to paint it in an appealing way. When you say nose-diving it means it is going down; it is already down.”