CJN Summons Six Chief Judges Over Issuance Of Conflicting Orders To Political Parties

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has
summoned six-state Chief Judges in relation to the spate of
conflicting orders emanating from their courts.

Those summoned are Chief Judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River,
Anambra, Jigawa and Imo states.

The CJN issued the summons on Monday in his capacity as the
Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC).

By the summons, the affected Chief Judges are to first appear
before CJN, preparatory to their appearance before the NJC to
explain what informed the issuance of conflicting orders by courts
of coordinate jurisdiction.

The CJN, as was learnt,frowned at the embarrassment caused the
Judiciary by the actions of the judges behind the conflicting
ex-parte orders in relation to cases on disputes in some political
parties.

The media aide to the CJN, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah confirmed that
Justice Muhammad did issue the summons in his capacity as the
Chairman of the NJC.

It was gathered that the meeting between the CJN and the
affected Heads of Courts would hold this week before their
appearance before the NJC sometime next week.

The decision by CJN to issue the summons, it was learnt, was
intended to halt what has become an embarrassment to the Judiciary
in the past few weeks.

Part of summons reads: “My attention has been drawn to media
reports to the effect that some Courts of coordinate jurisdiction
were granting conflicting ex-parte orders on the same subject
matter.
“It has become expedient for me to invite you for a detailed
briefing on the development.
“This is even more compelling having regard to earlier NJC Warning
to judicial officers on the need to be circumspect in granting
ex-parte applications.”

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has
summoned six-state Chief Judges in relation to the spate of
conflicting orders emanating from their courts.

Those summoned are Chief Judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River,
Anambra, Jigawa and Imo states.

The CJN issued the summons on Monday in his capacity as the
Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC).

By the summons, the affected Chief Judges are to first appear
before CJN, preparatory to their appearance before the NJC to
explain what informed the issuance of conflicting orders by courts
of coordinate jurisdiction.

The CJN, as was learnt,frowned at the embarrassment caused the
Judiciary by the actions of the judges behind the conflicting
ex-parte orders in relation to cases on disputes in some political
parties.

The media aide to the CJN, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah confirmed that
Justice Muhammad did issue the summons in his capacity as the
Chairman of the NJC.

It was gathered that the meeting between the CJN and the
affected Heads of Courts would hold this week before their
appearance before the NJC sometime next week.

The decision by CJN to issue the summons, it was learnt, was
intended to halt what has become an embarrassment to the Judiciary
in the past few weeks.

Part of summons reads: “My attention has been drawn to media
reports to the effect that some Courts of coordinate jurisdiction
were granting conflicting ex-parte orders on the same subject
matter.
“It has become expedient for me to invite you for a detailed
briefing on the development.
“This is even more compelling having regard to earlier NJC Warning
to judicial officers on the need to be circumspect in granting
ex-parte applications.”