Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mariam Alooma Mukhtar, yesterday said the on-going war to rid the judiciary of bad eggs is not only targeted at surviving crooks on the bench, but also their support staff who, most times, are the intermediaries between criminals and judges.
Justice Mukhtar, who spoke at a three-day workshop organised by the National Judicial Institute for judiciary librarians nationwide, said that staff of the judiciary that indulge in acts capable of bringing disrepute to the profession would be sanctioned. Stressing that if the ongoing anti-corruption must be total, corrupt judges and their accomplices must be flushed out.
She said: "Let me quickly add that the fight against corruption in the judiciary is not only targeted at the judicial officers, but also against any staff of the judiciary who finds luxury or convenience in engaging in corrupt practices or engaged in any other unwholesome conduct." Justice Mukhtar was represented yesterday at the event by Justice Olu Ariwoola .
The CJN specifically reminded the participants that they are bound by the code of conducts for court employees. She, therefore, harped on the need for them not to go against the ethics of the judicial system.
She said: "If any of you contravenes the code of conduct, the person will face the full consequences of his or her action." The CJN, however, assured that any judicial staff that works hard and conducts himself well would be rewarded, but deviant, fraudulent and indolent ones would be sanctioned.
National Mirror