Align with Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign, performing CJN urges judges

Justice Walter Onnoghen

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
appearing chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen
, on Monday, entreated judges to shun corruption in an effort to align themselves with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s anti-graft stride.

Onnnoghen, who spoke in Abuja, additionally advised them to make certain an independent, strong, respectable and responsible judiciary by adhering to their oath of office as contained inside the constitution and Code of behavior for Judicial officials.


“let me additionally capture this opportunity to remind us as ministers inside the temple of justice, we must shun all corrupt practices in order to align ourselves with the anti-corruption strides of the cutting-edge management,” he stated.

He spoke at the 2016 conference of All Nigerian Judges of the lower Courts, held on the national Judicial Council, Abuja.

The event turned into with the theme, ‘The lower court’s as veritable instruments for justice and peace in a democratic society’.

‎The occasion was the first legit time out of Justice Onnoghen seeing that  November 10 when he was sworn in with the aid of President Buhari as acting CJN to take over from the immediate past CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed (retd.).


talking on the NJI’s event on Monday, Justice Onnoghen, who doubles as the Chairman of NJI, described judges as guardians of the rule of law.

He advised judges to adhere strictly to their oath of workplace and dispense justice right away and without worry,  ‎favour or unwell-will.