The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Mohammed, on Wednesday sworn-in six newly appointed Judges of the Federal High Court and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, IgbereTV reports
Muhammed, who addressed the judges at the Supreme Court in Abuja, advised them to shun all forms of corrupt practices.
He warned that the National Judicial Council would not fail in dealing with anyone indicted for unethical conduct.
The newly sworn-in Federal Hight Court Judges were Emmanuel Gakko, Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman, Aminu Garba, Musa Sulaiman Liman, Ahmad Gama Mahmud and Segun-Bello Mabel Taiye.
Joseph Adebayo Aina was inaugurated as a judge of the FCT High Court
The CJN said: “The National Judicial Council will never rest on its oars in fishing out the bad eggs within the judiciary at all times.
“You can only run but certainly won’t have the capacity to hide from the long arm of our disciplinary apparatus. Never should you engage in any act that may make you regret ever being a judicial officer.
“Though judicial officers are not known to possess some supernatural powers to perform wonders, I can assure you that the society within which you will operate may demand the impossible from you as judges.
“There is nothing we have not seen or heard of, before, but you should be ready to see and hear more, especially as we approach election season in 2023.
“Even though I rejoice with you on this very important appointment, I still sympathise with you for the many troubles, inconveniences, verbal assaults and all sorts of uncomplimentary remarks that may be made about you by various litigants in the course of your adjudication, especially if your conscience is not controlling your conduct.”
