Thumbs up for NJC’s corruption monitors

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IT is very reassuring that the Judiciary under Hon Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, has seized the gauntlet in efforts to reduce corruption among members of the Bench. By so doing, the Judiciary has voluntarily keyed into the anti-graft programme President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

On Thursday, 11th May 2018, the NJC’s Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye, disclosed that seven NJC panels are looking into allegations of misconduct levelled at 25 judges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The NJC’s 16-member Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases Trial Monitoring Committee (FCCTMC) headed by a retired Supreme Court Justice, Suleiman Galadima, is to entertain petitions and allegations against judges and recommend to the NJC for further disciplinary actions and possible sanctions.

With this proactive step, the Judiciary under Onnoghen is reasserting firm…



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