The court that killed accountability

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It is no longer news that Nigeria’s courts have normalised corruption and abuse of power. They have also put the corruption of courts and judges beyond the realm of accountability. Having developed into a country incapable of generating indignation for these perversions of high judicial office, Nigerians nevertheless wonder why the country has descended into an orgy of violent self-help. What follows is a recent timeline of how.

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In 2007, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his hand-picked electoral umpire, Maurice Iwu, presided over the most venal elections in Nigeria’s history. In fact,contested and called in that election ended up before the judges who ultimately decided the winners and losers. Unsurprisingly, the judges were under considerable pressure of different kinds.

Separately, the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee took up a complaint against Kalejaiye for violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct in the legal profession. On May 21, 2015, the LPDC found Kalejaiye guilty of multiple violations of the RPC and disbarred him. Kalejaiye appealed against his disbarment ultimately to the Supreme Court.

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