The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has summoned six Chief Judges in the country over the conflicting court orders that emanated in their states in the last one month.
Justice Mohammad who is also the chairman, National Judicial Council
(NJC), issued the summons to the Chief Judges in Abuja on Monday.
According to the summons, the affected Chief Judges are to appear
before him as a prelude to appearing before the NJC, to explain what
warranted issuance of conflicting orders by courts of coordinate
jurisdiction.
The Chief Judges expected to appear before the NJC are those of
Rivers,Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa and Imo States.
It was gathered that the CJN complained bitterly on the huge
embarrassment caused the Nigeria’s judiciary by the actions of those
who issued the conflicting orders upon ex-parte applications by some
politicians.
