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The Senate Committee on Justice, Human Rights and Legal has received a new order to investigate former Judge Tanko Muhammed.
Tanko, who resigned on Monday, June 27, faces allegations of corruption filed against him by some judges in the Supreme Court.
At the plenary session on Tuesday, June 28, Senator Ahmad Lawan joined a committee led by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele to investigate the allegations leveled against former CJN and the crisis that is currently shaking the judiciary. I ordered.
Mr. Rawan said: “The Chamber of Commerce is a judge of the Supreme Court, interacting with relevant stakeholders on the Senate Committee on justice, human rights and legal affairs.”
The Senate also requires the Senate Committee on Justice, Human Rights, and Legal to “contact relevant stakeholders in the three government departments, bars, and benches, and to put together short-term and medium-term views and positions. The long-term and long-term measures needed to resolutely address the crisis facing the judiciary, including immediate financial intervention, long-term and sustainable budget allocation, necessary for optimal judicial performance. And urge the Senate to pray for his health, hoping for the Supreme Court after many years of service to the country. “
The Senate noted that on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the Senate drew attention to media coverage of the situation in the Supreme Court of Nigeria. They raised the issue of dire welfare conditions and the difficult working environment of judges, addressed to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the Chair of the National Justice Council.
The Senate’s president urged the Senate to step into the matter urgently, as the issue of justice is an urgent national importance issue that the Senate could not allow to sit lazy and runaway. Emphasized.
Therefore, the Senate President addresses the root causes of recent developments in justice and the concerns raised by the Senate by judges to the Senate Committee on judicial, human rights and legal issues.
Lawan says judges are reticent and hesitant to deal with issues outside the judiciary, but resorting to such measures to protect judges ensures that the Senate addresses their demands. He said he demanded that he stand up on that occasion.
Senator Bamidele, chairman, took steps to investigate the issue according to Senator’s instructions by preparing his team to contact relevant stakeholders at both the bar and the bench. Said that.
Bamidele said:
“The sacred image of the judiciary, the epicenter of the Temple of Justice, should be preserved by the Senate through appropriate legislative measures to protect this highly respected institution and prevent it from being ridiculed. . “
Mr. Bamidere added that Mr. Tanko’s resignation does not prevent the Commission from proceeding with its mission to find a sustainable solution to this problem.
He states: Justice. “