"Recently, 23 new magistrates were given letters of appointment dated March 2013 in what looks like a hide-and seek game. The irony of the whole saga is that after signing these letters of appointments, the same permanent Secretary that signed them was retired in a very controversial manner. Be that as it may, on the 25th of June 2013, the newly appointed magistrates were sworn in in a manner many have described as suspicious. Members of the Nigerian Bar Association say that they were not officially invited to the swearing in of the magistrates as was the practice in the past. Consequently, many stakeholders have accused the Imo State Government and the leadership of the judiciary led by the state Chief Judge Justice B. A. Njemanze of injustice in the recent appointment of magistrates. Some claim that the leadership of the judiciary sheared the 23 magisterial slots among their children, blood relations, cronies and associates as against people who merit the jobs. Some also claim that persons who never applied for the magisterial jobs were also among those appointed magistrates...." READ MORE
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:06:48 +0000
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