Justice Ibrahim Auta, a former Chief Judge of the Federal High
Court, says the judiciary, especially the judges have become
victims of corruption allegation in the country.
Auta made the assertion during the conferment of Award of
Excellence on him by the Society Watch Media Ltd. (SWML), an NGO,
on Wednesday in Abuja.
He said because judges were barred from speaking to the press,
most of the corruption allegation leveled against them often
appeared to be true.
The former chief judge said corruption perceptions about judges
were becoming acceptable because the people believed whatever they
read in the media without verification.
Auta said there was no country and sector devoid of corruption,
adding that it was only the magnitude of the practice that
differed.
He said the country was faced with many challenges and problems
ranging from corruption, kidnapping, ritual killings, lack of
infrastructural development, favouritism, nepotism and religious
crisis.
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“At the root of this challenges is leadership, what we have been
lacking in Nigeria is good and purposeful, nationalistic and
patriotic leaders,’’ he said.
He therefore called on Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu
Buhari that whatever he was doing would be of benefit to
Nigerians.
He also called for the recruitment of more policemen to ensure
adequate security for the country.
According to him, the current insecurity ravaging the country
necessitated the need employ more police personnel that will be
equipped and adequately funded.
He said the current figure of policemen in the country was
inadequate to provide security for over 200 million Nigerians.
Mr Michael Balogun, the Chief Executive Officer of SWML, said
the challenges bedeviling the country were outright lack of focus
and good leadership.
“Our problem is not corruption as we are made to believe, but
leadership because a good and purposeful leader will know that
stealing our common resources is a sin against God,” he said.
Balogun lauded the former chief judge for distinguishing himself
as a man of integrity whose performance was excellent within the
period he was in office from 2011 to 2017.
NAN
Justice Ibrahim Auta, a former Chief Judge of the Federal High
Court, says the judiciary, especially the judges have become
victims of corruption allegation in the country.
Auta made the assertion during the conferment of Award of
Excellence on him by the Society Watch Media Ltd. (SWML), an NGO,
on Wednesday in Abuja.
He said because judges were barred from speaking to the press,
most of the corruption allegation leveled against them often
appeared to be true.
The former chief judge said corruption perceptions about judges
were becoming acceptable because the people believed whatever they
read in the media without verification.
Auta said there was no country and sector devoid of corruption,
adding that it was only the magnitude of the practice that
differed.
He said the country was faced with many challenges and problems
ranging from corruption, kidnapping, ritual killings, lack of
infrastructural development, favouritism, nepotism and religious
crisis.
Read also: Judiciary has lost public confidence, says Lagos
CJ
“At the root of this challenges is leadership, what we have been
lacking in Nigeria is good and purposeful, nationalistic and
patriotic leaders,’’ he said.
He therefore called on Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu
Buhari that whatever he was doing would be of benefit to
Nigerians.
He also called for the recruitment of more policemen to ensure
adequate security for the country.
According to him, the current insecurity ravaging the country
necessitated the need employ more police personnel that will be
equipped and adequately funded.
He said the current figure of policemen in the country was
inadequate to provide security for over 200 million Nigerians.
Mr Michael Balogun, the Chief Executive Officer of SWML, said
the challenges bedeviling the country were outright lack of focus
and good leadership.
“Our problem is not corruption as we are made to believe, but
leadership because a good and purposeful leader will know that
stealing our common resources is a sin against God,” he said.
Balogun lauded the former chief judge for distinguishing himself
as a man of integrity whose performance was excellent within the
period he was in office from 2011 to 2017.
NAN
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