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CJN warns judges against breeding disunity through injustice

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has warned judges in the country to shun acts that contribute to injustice, stressing that injustice…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has warned judges in the country to shun acts that contribute to injustice, stressing that injustice breeds disunity.

He advised the judges to always be guided by the constitution and laws of the land in order to be fair to all in the discharge of their duties, adding that the prevalence of justice would reduce strife in the country.

Justice Onnoghen gave the charge yesterday at the inauguration of Justice Abdul Adamu Kafarati as the acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja. 

The CJN pledged to return the judiciary to its former place of respect.

“Let me emphasise that no judge will have problem when he upholds the constitution and the rule of law,” he said.

“Nothing is greater than the rule of law and as judges we must promote this in our judgement

“It is a fact that injustice breeds disunity and the only way to avoid disunity is to allow the rule of law to run its full course.

“As judges we must be ready to return the judiciary to the golden era that commands respect and we must not attempt in any way to satisfy everybody as our duty is to save who is right and let those who are wrong to be aware,” he said.

The new acting Chief Judge was born in 1954 at Kwami, Gombe State, and attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between 1975 and 1978.

He enrolled at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos in 1978 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in July 1979.

He joined the Bauchi State Ministry of Justice as a State Counsel II in 1980 and became a judge of the Federal High Court on October 31, 1991.

He replaces Justice Ibrahim Auta, who retired after the statutory 65 years of age.

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