HUMAN rights activist, Myson Nejo has decried the decay in the nation’s judiciary describing corruption as the pillar in the numerous legal precedence emerging from the courts.
Speaking on the Sunrise Daily, a programme by Channels TV, he stated “There is nothing like precedence again,” with pointers on the controversial court judgments overturning election results of governors in many states.
“When you look at what is happening there like the issue of Kano, the issue of Plateau, the issue of Nasarawa, conflictual judgment everywhere, he bemoaned.
Sharing his personal experience, Nejo said “A client came to me and said he needed my service, which I said okay and told him this is what I was going to charge. But he told me I shouldn’t worry, that he just needed me to go to court as he had discussed with the Chief Judge, and it is just for me to show up and what I am charging should be reduced as he has settled with the judge. Can you see that kind of embarrassment when a client comes and says that kind of thing to you and that’s what they are facing?”
Maintaining that only but a minority of upright judges still stands, Nejo expressed sadness that many are eager to compromise with the level of corruption in the system, noting that “It’s a sad moment for lawyers in this country,”.
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