A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Robert Clarke, shares with TUNDE AJAJA his worries about the nation’s judicial system, the rise in the requests for Supreme Court to review its judgement, indiscipline in the bar and other issuesto the Supreme Court judgement on the Bayelsa election, the apex court’s ruling on the Imo State governorship election was greeted by series of drama.
To create room for the judges to have time for civil and other matters before them, shouldn’t the National Assembly or the Supreme Court take steps to revert to the status quo ante? In the case of Heineken Lokpobiri vs David Lyon over the APC primary in Bayelsa State, the Supreme Court dismissed the case because it was filed outside the 14 days allowed by law. Could it be that some lawyers don’t pay attention to some of these things?
In some other climes, lawyers sometimes advise their clients to plead guilty to their offence, perhaps not to incur the wrath of the judge or not to waste the time of the court, but in our clime, the situation is different. Should we not imbibe such a culture to save our justice system? There have been arguments that we need a system where the appointment of the CJN should have nothing to do with the executive to avoid undue influences. Do you agree with that?
Many people have canvassed this idea for years, how do we get started with the process especially when people feel the current set of political leaders – executive and legislature – like others before them, may not have the political will to set it in motion? In all my years of practice I have never seen the full complement of judges in the Supreme Court. In Nigeria, ethnicity, tribalism and religion find their ways into everything. For some time now, we have grouped Nigeria into six geographical zones. When they want to appoint a judge now and there is a slot for Yoruba extraction, there are six states and so to pick from them, tribalism would creep in.
It will put an end to it as we'll not like to die. Nigerians are afraid of death! Corruption will die a natural cause if death penalty is imposed on it.
Absolutely correct
Lets start it first and see how far oga
Yes, I agreed with him but the death penalty would have a long way to go, it will reduce corruption to some extent.
Let try it.... keep your thoughts
Is there no way out of corruption?
you have hit the nail on the head, we need a better EFCC chairman to do the needful, reduce the volume of corruption.
I don’t agree. Let’s start and see the effect. If we execute some high, political officers holders, over a period of time, corruption will reduce significantly
The same old pple wey spoil 9ja b4
It did in Ghana. When Rawlings killed three former heads of state, the economy bounced back. It is also working for the Chinese. Why won't it work in Nigeria?
We can never be sure until we find out.
Failure is not when you work and there is no good result. No! Failure is inability of not giving it a second trial. People fail because they don't give it a trial.
Lolzzzz i believe it is not making it a law, but the enforcement of the law that matters. Even if corruption is made a Capital punishment, some people would still not get punished.
It was never always so when I was growing up. It was a change in mindset.
Corruption can not be eliminated but can only be minimized.
Why not try it?
Try it first
Death penalty is a ruse in Nigeria. How many people condemed to death for murder since 1999 have been hanged? Even if we have death penalty for corruption in Nigeria, it will not stop it, bcos everyone knows it will never be carried out.
It will stop ohhh.
Dear Mr clarke, alot of Nigerians fear death more than their creator, introduce death penalty and see the outcomes.
Lets start it first
It will
You bet Sir long prison years of incarceration will stop them. We just need the resoluteness of the justice system.
Whether it stops it or not, approve death penalty,
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