Inibehe Effiong, a legal practitioner has criticised Ibrahim Mohammed, the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) for breaking Ramadan Fast With President Muhammadu Buhari.

Late Thursday night, photos of the president and the top jurist winning and dinning alongside other members was released to the public. POLITICS TIMES gathered the photographs were taken at the breaking of Ramadan Fast, a religious practice among Muslims in the country.

Mr Effiong, a Human Rights Activist, said Mohammed ought not dine with the president because he is a judicial officer who will definitely attend to the election petition challenging the outcome of the exercise that produced Buhari for a second term in office.

The presidential election held earlier in the year is currently being challenged by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who lost to the Nigerian leader who is expected to begin his second term next week.

Mr Abubakar, a former vice president is currently at the Presidential Election Tribunal praying he been declared winner of the February 23 exercise based on results allegedly gotten from the electronic serves of the electoral body that conducted the election.

Criticising Mohammed over his action, Effiong said public perception and appearance of impropriety were some of the reasons why judicial officers usually live a reclusive life, devoid of serious social contacts.

The activist who stated that Judges, unlike lawyers, are not allowed to associate or mingle with the society they live in, added that the fact that a judicial officer is also the head of the judicial arm of government does not change the ethical standard.

"I know in this country, we wickedly use religion as an alibi to evade responsibility and conceal the truth," he said in a Facebook post on Friday.

"Breaking Ramadan fast is not an official function, it is not part of the obligations of the office of the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria in any way. It is a personal thing. And if I were a judicial officer, let alone the most senior judicial officer in the country, I would not be breaking fast or paying Christmas visit to the President of Nigeria.

"If I must do it, it will not be to a President who is a notorious violator of the rule of law. If I have to dine with a President who disobeys court orders, it will certain not be at a time when the same President is a litigant before a Tribunal hearing a petition against his election, knowing that the decision of that tribunal will most likely come before me in the Supreme Court. I will think about the perception of right thinking members of the society before dining with that President," Effiong said.

The lawyer who quoted 2016 Rule 1 of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers to back up his claim noted that Judges are required to avoid social contacts as much as possible. He said the CJN should be the shining example as Justice is rooted in confidence and not in legal technicalities.

The quoted guideline for Judicial Officers is reproduced below:

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This is the reason why I don't see reasons why the office of the CJN should be on appointment. Yet, we will constantly be fed with lies that the Judiciary is independent. How is it independent when the CJN has to do the biddings of the executive arm?

Shebi, America and Nigeria practices same Federalism, but it seems like ours is a joke.

If you think Atiku will win this case, then you're a dreamer. A sitting president in a third world country like Nigeria doesn't give up power that easily. BTW, the CJN who is the head of the supreme court is his appointee.

Seems Buhari and the ACJN are paddies; see that interesting handshake.

Padi Padi government

Paddy for jungle
The CJN is creating more doubts for his neautrality.

"Government of Buhari, for Buhari and by Buhari" that's the new definition of democracy

nawa ooo

Nigeria is now a family business!! This is how buhari want to fight corruption.. shame!!

This is rhetorical!

They should call for his resignation as well

Useless lawyer.

Man must wack!!

morikee:
And FYI even SP and Speaker are there

Don't mind the charge and bail lawyer.

magzey:
Buhari Invited top Government officials is CJN not one of them.

END OF THREAD!!

Very useless country

post=78683448:
Useless lawyer.

Man must wack!!

asslicker

arakenge:
This is rhetorical!

...it's plainly stupid!

Na homage he go pay. Na wa ooo CJN wey use fake age get him job.

enemyofprogress:
asslicker

enemy of your family.
Black sheep.
You've been denounced for long.

Sharia justice of the Islamic republic of north

Who will he dine with before? Is Buhari not his brother who fraudulently appointed him as CJN? And do you think they are hiding it that the CJN was appointed through devious means?

Shame has long sailed past Buhari and his cohorts... Since noone can challenge them on their bullshit, they will wine and dine until 2023.

post=78683448:
Useless lawyer.

Man must wack!!

useless mai suya

...and afterwards.... Acting CJ gave judgement against APC in Zamfara State...This clearly shows President Buhari doesn't interfere in judicial process...and the Judiciary remains independent.

Na dem

post=78683485:
enemy of your family.
Black sheep.
You've been denounced for long.

asslicker

enemyofprogress:
asslicker

Broken record.....

And ATIKU carries Onnoghen to strategy meeting how about that

Tanko my man no time to waist I knew this man since I was young no nonsense man

post=78683592:

Broken record.....

asslicker

Buhari Invited top Government officials is CJN not one of them.

he's right though