‘Nigerians Should Save Judiciary’

Nigerians have been called upon to save the judiciary from retrogressive forces appointed by military  men to adjudicate in the temple of justice.

Making this call in a statement, a maritime expert and life patron of Ondo-Ekiti Council of the  Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Prince Olusegun Ologbese, appealed to traditional rulers and others  to intervene in the feud between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu and the  President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami over the latter’s movement to the Supreme  Court.

Prince Ologbese said this was necessary to ensure that the judiciary “is not destroyed and continued  to remain as the last hope of the common man.”

He appealed to the two judges to meet in private and settle the feud between them. “The disagreement  should die a premature death. Justice Salami should remain as the President of the Court of Appeal.  Every comment on the issue should be discontinued in the interest of the judiciary,” he stated.

The maritime expert said it was necessary for all men of goodwill to save the judiciary because “there  are some ill-minded men there who are bent on reverting the course of justice.”