THE ADC MATTER, ATIKU’S AMBITION AND CONFLICTING JUDICIAL PRONOUNCEMENTS

By Temitope Ajayi The National Judicial Council (NJC) must urgently address the growing concern over judicial discipline and the integrity of the bench. Nothing damages public confidence in the judiciary more than courts of equal jurisdiction issuing contradictory rulings on the same matter. Two High Courts should not be making conflicting pronouncements on the ADC leadership dispute. Once a court has ruled on a matter, the proper recourse is an appeal to a higher court, not a parallel judicial contest. Predictably, ADC members and sympathisers are already accusing President Bola…

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