Politicians, Others Bribe Us, Retired Supreme Court Judge Confesses Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 18:35 By Greenbarge Reporters A retired Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Stanley Alagoa, has confessed that most senior judicial officers in the country are often bribed by politicians, businessmen and traditional rulers to turn the law up-side-down. He said that where politicians cannot get their ways through bribery, they resort to intimidating the judges and judicial officers. Justice Alagoa spoke today, at a valedictory court session held to mark his retirement from the Supreme Court. Justice Alagoa said however that all is not lost if the judges would abstain from associating with politicians, businessmen and traditional rulers. “The greatest challenge facing the judiciary are the politicians, followed by businessmen. Traditional rulers must also share in the blame. “It is this class of persons that bribe, intimidate, harass or influence judges to depart from their sacred oath of office and the path of honour and rectitude. “A judge who hobnobs with this group may well be unwittingly allowing his position to be compromised and possibly jeopardized. “A judge who is more at home in social circles may do well to question his suitability for the bench as the two are incompatible.” To avoid the evils that come with associating with politicians, businessmen and traditional rulers, Justice Alagoa advised that “a judge must hold fast to his God and be bold.’
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:19:05 +0000
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