I support reduction of my appointment powers in NJC – CJN

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Saturday, threw his weight behind any planned moves to reduce his powers of appointment of the members of the National Judicial Council.

He spoke as a special guest at the ‘Law and Policy’ webinar series with the theme, ‘Selection and appointment of judges: Lessons for Nigeria.’

A co-moderator of the event, Osaro Eghobamien , noted that the CJN, who is also the Chairman of the NJC, is conferred with powers to make appointment of 86 per cent members of the council and 60 per cent of members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission, which is also chaired by the CJN. “But where the law has conferred powers on a particular individual, he has to exercise powers; there is nothing you can do.Other participants noted that the process of appointment of judges had become polluted with political and sectional interests instead of merit.

 

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