“Fight Real, Perceived Corrupt Practices in Judicial System”, Buhari Tasks Judiciary

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the judiciary to do everything within its powers to put up a fight against what he termed perceived corrupt practices within the judicial system.The President who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the commencement of the 2015 All Nigerian Judges’ Conference under the theme: `The Judiciary as a Veritable Instrument for Sustaining Democracy in Nigeria’, maintained that the judiciary should equally improve on its strength to act independently, courageously, and tirelessly.President Buhari said: “May I most especially urge that the Nigerian judiciary must do all that is possible to fight against the perception and the reality of growing judicial corruption.“As an institution dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights, the judiciary must go the extra mile to sanitise itself and improve its capacity to act independently, courageously and tirelessly.“Further on the point of negative perception, there is both local and international dissatisfaction on the long delays in the trial process.