The Professor Itse Sagay-led Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Monday said its anger was against some few judges and lawyers who are opposed to the anti-graft war of the Federal Government.
Dispelling insinuations that the committee was against the judiciary and legal profession, a member of the committee, Prof Femi Odekunle, said “Here, I must digress to say that contrary to the perception in certain quarters, PACAC is not against the judiciary, the legal profession or any set of judges or lawyers.
“Yes, PACAC is furious against a few judges, and a few lawyers who are sabotaging the anti-corruption fight – because the few not only frustrate the fight, they also damage the diligent and honest work of the so many good and hardworking judges of our judiciary.”
Speaking at a ‘Capacity-building workshop for judges, magistrates, area court judges and registrars’ on the ‘application of the Practice Directions on the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015,’ Odekunle lauded the collaboration between PACAC and FCT Judiciary, stressing, “The purpose of this workshop is to put into practice and give life to the provisions and direction so that the personnel of the FCT judiciary can unlearn certain archaic practices and internalise fresh practices to enhance justice and justice delivery.
“Finally, I must reiterate that any indication of animus between PACAC and the judiciary is at the most charitable a ‘myth’ and at worst a perception being propagated by the enemies of the fight against corruption.”
