Prominent human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has accused the Nigerian judiciary of betraying both the constitution and the citizens it is meant to serve.
Naijaonpoint reports that Yesufu made this known during an interview on ARISE Television on Monday, while responding to recent controversies surrounding court rulings and the ongoing case of suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was seeking to resume at the National Assembly.
Aisha Yesufu stated that the judicial arm of government, which was once considered the last hope of the common man, has become a plaything of corrupt politicians and no longer offers protection to the common man.
According to the political activist, the judiciary has become increasingly compromised, frequently disregarded by institutions and openly manipulated by the political class.
She cited injunctions issued by the courts, such as those related to the suspension of certain legislators, have been flagrantly ignored by the National Assembly, stressing that such blatant disregard for the law erodes the authority of the judiciary and emboldens impunity.
She said, “Our Nigerian judiciary, they should wake up. They’ve failed the system, they’ve failed the country, they’ve failed even the oath that they swore.
“The Nigerian judiciary that is supposed to be the last resort of the common man, is now the plaything of corrupt politicians and they are so brazen in the way that they show that off. And they don’t care, they don’t follow the rules. They didn’t listen, they didn’t bother.”
Aisha Yesufu called on the judiciary to take a stand and initiate an internal reform process, one that restores credibility, independence, and justice.
She added “The judiciary in itself should sit up and on its own begin to reorganise itself in a way that it’s more effective for the people, and that the common man will have a place of solace and not what we currently have right now, where the politicians will look you in your face and tell you to go to court, because they know they own the courts.”
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