…orders deduction of their salaries from June 2015

‎By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

ABUJA – The National Judicial Council, NJC, on Tuesday, sacked Justice O. Gbaja-Biamila of the Lagos State High Court and Justice Idris M. J. Evuti of the Niger State High Court.

‎Aside recommending their compulsory retirement, NJC, said it has in exercise of its power under Paragraph 21 Sub-Paragraph (d) of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, suspended the two Justices  from office with immediate effect. The council which is headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, said it took the decision at the end of a meeting it held on April 13 and 14.

NJC okayed Justice Gbaja-Biamila’s sack after it found out that he delivered judgment in a matter that was before him, twenty-two months after written addresses were adopted by all the parties and thirty-five months after the close of evidence in the suit. The council said after it investigated a petition that was lodged before it by Mr. C. A. Candide Johnson, SAN, it concluded that the action the judge took in suit No ID\1279\2007 P. K. Ojo Vs SDV & SCOA Nigeria Plc, was contrary to constitutional provisions that judgments should be delivered within a period of 90 days.

According to a statement by the Acting Director of Information at the NJC, “His Lordship did not publish a copy of judgment he delivered on 24th December, 2013 until after 40 days, contrary to the provision of the Constitution which required that a copy of the Judgment of a Superior Court of Record be given to Parties in the case within 7 days of delivery.

“That the Hon. Judge continued to hear the Suit in his Court after he had been notified of the pendency of a Motion for a Stay Of Execution at the Court of Appeal and that an appeal had been entered. ‎”Prior to the issuance of the first writ of attachment, the Court Registrar under the direct administration of the Hon. Judge falsely misrepresented to the Deputy Sheriff in a memo dated November 28, 2014, that there was no Appeal or Motion in the case file as at November 28, 2014.

“Meanwhile, there were two Notices of Appeal and two Summons to settle Records in the Court’s file. “That the Hon. Judge gave an Order on February 23, 2015 upon an Ex-parte application substituting the name of SDV Nigeria Ltd with Bollore Logistics Nigeria Ltd without serving the Order of substitution on the affected party or its legal representatives. ‎


”That the Hon. Judge failed to maintain Professional competence required to preserve the integrity of the Judiciary. ‎”The above allegations constitute misconduct contrary to Section 292 (1) (b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended and Rules 1.3, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.7 of the 2016 Revised Code Of Conduct for Judicial Officers Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.

Similarly, NJC, said it found two other judges of the High Court of Niger State, Justices Evuti and Tanko Yusuf Usman guilty of allegations that they falsified their dates of birth. It said the Judges were indicted on the basis of a petition filed against them by one Mohammed Idris Eggun.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/njc-sacks-2-judges-alleged-judicial-misconduct-age-falsification/

Lalasticlala

Great

Executive is purging corrupt personnel
Judiciary is purging corrupt judges
Legislature is not...why

Where is lalasticlala sef

Na them sabi if them like, may them sack ccj chairman after saraki trial, na their problem

Good, hope this won't be tagged witch hunt.

good

Corruption Runs in the blood of every Nigerian it just opportunity to manifest it

Kill Corruption without compromise,then Save Nigeria

Football age ti take over all over.

Ok

Serves them right

Buhari is trying really hard to muscle the judiciary through the NJC. Silencing the judges to play by Buhari's rule is bad for our democracy.

Definitely, I trust the judidciary to fight back. The NJC himself is more corrupt than most, singling out few scape goats to intimidate the judiciary is unacceptable. If there should be a fight against corruption, it should be wholistic.... NJC inclusive.

Buhari is a rotten fool.

omowolewa:
Good, hope this won't be tagged witch hunt.

No. They're in APC states

Buhari

That's the way to go!

NIGERIANS AND FOOTBALL AGE

Good. please also look at waec result falsification.But thsi time start from the number on citizen through the vp. senate president, speaker house of rep in that other

Nice one

chai...
e don happen..

na wa o

This is good news but some ode will still blame buari , unlike one idiot above me

Good one

Change has come to stay

The only way forward.

I am waiting for the turn of Justice Mary Odili

God bless me God bless PMB God bless Tinubu God bless Amaechi God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria God bless the Progressives God Punish the Retrogressives.

Some Nigerians are very pathetic. They must link every news to Buhari. The judges were kwarrupt & their luck ran out.
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