The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has told President Bola Tinubu, that the decision of what “constitutes ‘illegal orders’ remains a matter within the exclusive preserve of the courts of law” and not the executive branch.
The matter was clarified by NBA in a letter issued by its President, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, to respond to a statement made by the President during his Democracy Day address “that the unnecessary illegal orders used to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.”
On the issue of the administration of justice, the NBA said it anticipates President Tinubu’s demonstration of high regard for the rule of law and the orders of the courts of the land.
Also, the association urged the government to invest heavily. as a matter of urgency, if not emergency, in the justice sector.
The letter read: “It is important to note that the determination of what constitutes ‘illegal orders’ remains a matter within the exclusive preserve of the courts of law.
“The welfare of Judges and Justices will appear to have been deliberately ignored by successive administrations. The last time the salaries and allowances of judicial officers were reviewed was in 2008 despite inflation and our concrete economic realities.
“The conditions under which Judges and Justices work is pitiable and shameful for a country that has exported legal knowledge and service to other parts of the continent and across the world. A complete overhaul in the justice sector is necessary.”
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