Martins made the plea on Sunday in Lagos, while reacting to the re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore by officials of the Directorate of Security Services on Friday in the same court that ordered his release.
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The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, at the opening of the 2019/2020 Legal Year, stated that his administration would provide conducive atmosphere for the effective performance of the judiciary in the state.
Obviously, the 2019 elections were several steps down from the 2015 elections in terms of credibility, and as a democrat, I am challenging that election in the right arena, the courts. However, leadership does not just entail getting justice for the past. A real leader knows that in terms of justice, prevention is better than cure.
Buhari also applauded the steadfastness and diligence of the prosecution to ensure that the perpetrators of rape do not go unpunished.
The president stated this when he received Report of the Presidential Implementation Committee on Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and Judiciary at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday said he would not hesitate to sustain the reform in the judicial sector.
The new Zamfara Governor-elect, Alhaji Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party, has commended Nigeria’s judicial system for standing up to the truth in the discharge of its responsibilities.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu and Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria on Monday advocated constant training of judicial officers on oil and gas matters for effective adjudication and development of the sector.
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the Buhari Presidency of plotting to destabilize and annex the Judiciary ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Among the three arms of government, the judiciary is the least funded. While the executive and the legislature are able to negotiate better deals for themselves, the judiciary isn’t so lucky.
The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the plea in Lagos during the “2018 Annual Workshop for Judges on Legal Issues in Telecommunication”.
Ambode spoke at the first biannual lecture of the Lagos State Judiciary held at City Hall in Lagos Island.
Fayose raised the alarm that “democracy in Nigeria is under serious threat, with the constitution appearing to have been suspended.”
Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lafia, Akwanga and Keffi, begged the workers to resume work while the issues were being resolved.
But a destiny child he is, the CJN did not panic knowing fully well that all appointments come from God. If it was His wish to be CJN, the appointment would come on its own. When many people took to the pages of newspapers to attack the Presidency for delaying his appointment, Onnoghen issued a statement asking them to show restraint.
He said: “Despite all pressures to stop certain members of the National Assembly as a result of their abandonment of the party that brought them into power, the court insisted that every candidate must be allowed to test his/her popularity.
Front-loading is a process of filing litigation documents in courts ahead of trial to avoid delays
The Judiciary in Delta State has been granted financial autonomy by the State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, thereby ensuring the complete independence of the third arm of government.
He said the construction of additional high courts across the country would afford Nigerians the opportunity of obtaining quick dispensation of justice