President Muhammadu Buhari has said he respects the Judiciary
and is willing to abide by its decisions at all times.
Speaking at an Iftar dinner with the representatives of the
third arm of the government, the Judiciary, at his official
residence, President Buhari said he believed that the judiciary
should be independent and recalled how he submitted himself to the
adjudication of the courts three times on his way to becoming
President without any fuss because “I respect the institution.
I have come before you three times before I got here on the
fourth run for the office. Your word is the last word on any given
issue.”
In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President also praised the capabilities
of Nigerian judges, saying that “your training and experience has
earned you respect”.
In his remarks in appreciation of the Ramadhan fast-breaking,
the Acting Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Ibrahim Tanko
Mohammed, leading retired Chief Justices, some Justices of the
Supreme Court and heads of courts in the Federal Capital Territory,
FCT, assured the nation that the judiciary will continue to do its
best in safeguarding the country’s democracy.
He praised President Buhari for not meddling in the affairs of
the courts.
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