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- Wike set to digitalise FCT High Court
- More houses for FCT judges underway
Following a call from Life Bencher and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ezenwo Nyesom Wike to members of the Body of Benchers (BoB) requesting that Prof. Chidi Odinkalu be punished for degrading the legal profession and the judiciary in particular, Odinkalu announced, via his LinkedIn page, “We will tell his story when the time comes.”
Responding further to the call for his punishment, Odinkalu said: “#Nigeria‘s powerful cabinet Minister of the Federal Capital Territory & former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has a very dependent relationship with dangerous beverages.
“Last week, he consumed some of that stuff &, while under the influence, asked the hashtag#BodyOfBenchers to get me disbarred for saying the truth about his habit of seeking to accessorize the judiciary.”
Wike spoke while receiving members of the Body of Benchers, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Friday.
According to the minister, “We cannot shut our eyes when we see individuals for whatever interest it is kill this profession. It’s not acceptable. You see what the so-called Professor Odinkalu is writing, and you say nobboy has brought a petition. You don’t need to receive a petition. Once you see his writeups, invite him and ask, ‘Did you write it? Yes or no?’ If you don’t discipline somebody, nobody will learn a lesson. We cannot continue to allow our profession to go down.”
Declaring his support and allegiance to the legal profession, the minister revealed that plans are underway to build more houses for FCT judges to ameliorate accommodation challenges and that a fully fitted fire station will be constructed for the court.
He also disclosed that the FCT High Court will be digitalised to stop manual operations and judges writing in longhand.
“I will do anything to support the profession I belong to. I don’t owe anybody any apology to contribute to the growth of that profession. Tomorrow, when you come out, what role would you say you performed to enhance their performance?”
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