Nigeria’s Judicial System Has Failed – Group
BY AMOS TAUNA, KADUNA – Unified Nigerian Youth Forum (UNYF) has called for a total reform of the country’s judicial system, saying the present justice system has failed to meet the expectations of the masses.
The Forum observed that continuous delay in interpreting some sections of the constitution on certain national issues was unacceptable, adding, “We are aware that the judicial arm of government world over is saddle with the responsibility to promote justice delivery to fellow citizens on the basis of highest ethical and professional standard.”
A statement by the Forum President, Abdulsalam Muhammed Kazeem, in Kaduna on Thursday said, “We are not unaware that the prosperity of our nation democracy depends on our judiciary, but our judiciary has been politicized completely along party lines.
“The same judiciary that finds the former governor of Bayelsa State worthy of almost all the allegation against him in a competent court of law under former president Jonathan (PDP) is the same judiciary that vindicated him under President Muhammadu Buhari’s governing APC.
“Our judiciary finds it very difficult to interpret just a single section of the 1999 constitution on whether the leadership of the House of Representatives has the moral right to suspend Hon. Abdulmumini Jibril, member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State or not.
“The said suspension has kept him away from the Green Chamber for over one legislative year and as such the good people of his constituent are denied representation at all cost for some strategic reasons best known to the power that be in Nigeria.
“If it takes the judiciary these long on a single section of our constitution, we wonder how long it will take them to interpret the entire section of the 1999 constitution.
“As it stands today, the people of Kiru/Bebeji federal constituent should not blame the leadership of house of representative under RT. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, but should blame the judiciary for their inability to discharge their responsibility effectively and efficiently on the said case despite their bogus budget for the year 2017.”
