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NEWS and REPORTS => Nigerian News => Topic started by: Shola Sholaz on Jul 19, 2013, 12:00 AM

Title: NJC Indicts Ex-CJ Gummi For Undue Judicial Interference
Post by: Shola Sholaz on Jul 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Thursday indicted former Chief Judge of FCT High Court, Justice Lawal Gummi, for undue judicial interference.
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The council disclosed this in a communiqué issued at the end of its 63rd meeting in Abuja.
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The council accused the judge of undue interference in the case between Nestello Gateway Group and Gov. Alhaji Abdul'aziz Yari of Zamfara, a former National Assembly member.
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According to the statement, the meeting deliberated on the report of a committee that investigated a petition forwarded by Nestello against the judge.
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The statement by the acting director, Information, Mr Soji Oye, said the council accepted the findings of the committee.
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It said the judge interfered in the execution of the judgement delivered by Justice Jude Okeke of the FCT High Court, Abuja.