The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said there are increasing worries that the election petition tribunals have not commenced hearing of disputed polls as it plans to establish a “hall of shame” for judges with questionable character.
The president of NLC, Joe Ajaero, said this at a recent news conference organized by the Labour and Civil Society Movement Front while accusing the judiciary of “setting many states on fire” due to its judgement.
Ajaero said: “The judiciary has set many states and institutions on fire. The judiciary has set Imo state on fire, and until now, people are wondering how a person who was not a candidate of his party be declared the governor.”
He warned the tribunals against compromise in the 2023 elections litigation and threatened that organized labour and civil society movements might create a “hall of shame” for any judge jeopardizing the process.
He said: “The judiciary has so many questions to answer. If they failed to answer those questions within a short time, we would create a hall of shame for those judges that come up with some judgments and that could happen soon.”
The NLC president stated that there was a need for the Nigerian Bar Association and others in the judiciary to talk in respect of the malaise bedevilling that arm of government, noting that Nigerians would want to find out if the judiciary is still the last hope of the masses.
While talking further, he said the declaration “go to court” was shameful.
He said: “When people tell you to go to court, they are telling you that that’s the end of the matter.”
He said all hands must be on deck to save the judiciary.
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