By Revealed! Over 10 Retired And Dead Judges Sworn In As Electoral Tribunal Members
On the heels of the first act of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammed on the recent appointment and swearing in of 250 electoral tribunal members, Lawyers in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital have revealed that the list paraded over 10 names of dead and retired judges.
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The legal group further cautioned Nigerians against the danger of appointing dead and retired judges into the nation’s election petition tribunal.
The group of concerned lawyers who declined being identified also revealed that this would not be the first time the Buhari-led government has displayed what they referred as level of “cluelessness and carelesness in handling sensitive issues concerning Nigeria”, they described a posthumous appointment of anyone for such sensitive role in the country as burying Nigeria alive.
It will be recalled that the new acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed on Saturday, January 26 sworn in 250 members of the election tribunals at the Supreme Court Complex in Abuja.
This has continued to generate heated criticism by both members of the legal community and social media users who pointed to some Nigerians who have long been dead and buried, but have posthumously made the list.
BlackBox Nigeria gathered that one of the lawyers, who spoke to the Independent online platform who first reported the revelation said that up to ten judges in the list were dead.
He identified some of the late appointees to include Justice Edemekong Edemekong whose name appeared as number 58 on the list and declared that the late Justice died since 2013.
Another Justice Chukwu from Ebonyi State and number 53 on the list, who was formerly of the Federal High Court is also said to have been long dead.
According the anonymous source, The lawyer’s revelation also indicated that Justice Stephen Okon, a retired Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State and justice Okoyo Essang (number 56), a retired justice of the High Court in Akwa Ibom State, both made the list.
