ATTORNEY-GENERAL of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has said that the judiciary is no longer the last hope of the common man in Nigeria.
Speaking during the groundbreaking of the N37 Billion construction of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal Complex at Daki-Biyu by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Minister Fagbemi lamented the fact that the judiciary is now for politicians and other influential people in the country.
According to him, “Gone were those days when the judiciary was regarded as the last hope of the common man. I take objection to it. It is the big people now who patronise the judiciary, not even the common man. If you have any doubt, the election is approaching, come and see the way, with all due respect, some people behave like rain-beaten chickens. Forgive me, I don’t mean to be rude. So, the judiciary is no longer the last hope of the common man alone, it is also, or majorly now, the last hope of the big shots.”
The FCT minister had at the ceremony said that President Bola Tinubu approved N30 billion of the N37 billion in the 2024 budget, for the structure which he promised to deliver by September 2025.
However, despite Mr Fagbemi’s submission about the judiciary, he expressed hope that the complex would be for truth exposure and protection of people’s rights.
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