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Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by funshint(m): 4:15am On Oct 15, 2025
Wike has always been doing this even right when he was a governor. He'll never build Teacher's Quarters or Civil servants Quarters; only Judge's Quarters. Most of these Judges can't even exhaust their monthly salary and allowances. This is tantamount to bribery; Judges with good conscience ought to reject this Greek gift!
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by arantess: 4:42am On Oct 15, 2025
davades:
Pls who can make me understand
That he and tinubu are going to bribe the judges with houses so that they can always scratch their back when called upon.

He also said some judges are squatting grin grin grin

Oh God of Heaven, arise and give these people Nebuchadnezzar treatment
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Houseontherock1: 5:11am On Oct 15, 2025
This is a leadership that'll rather take care of a few and watch majority suffer as far as it's to their advantage. Which law says a judge can't or shouldn't live in a rented house if that's what they can afford? Stop using our money to prepare for 2027! Stop bribing judges! Stop buying their conscience!
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Nobody: 5:56am On Oct 15, 2025
DJMJ:
What of doctors, civil servants and ordinary Nigerians, everyone is important. Why this obsession with judges?
If judges can't save and build a home for themselves before they retire, why should we use everybody's patrimony for some sets of citizens.
Make una calm down chairman means well for everyone. Very soon govt would build free houses for every teacher, nurse, engineer, policeman and even boys scout in the fct.

arantess:
That he and tinubu are going to bribe the judges with houses so that they can always scratch their back when called upon.

He also said some judges are squatting grin grin grin

Oh God of Heaven, arise and give these people Nebuchadnezzar treatment
No be only God of heaven, God of heaven done die go 2000years ago and his last words are "it is finished", in other words "i done do my work finish". The rest na you go solve am yourself, go on the street and demonstrate if you really want to see changes.
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Kukutente23: 6:07am On Oct 15, 2025
Where is it in the list of emoluments for public officers that they get free houses from govt after service?
This is simply bribery and we all know it
This same administration increased judges' salaries by over 500% and is now making them statutory house owners courtesy of our common patrimony
This kind of reckless spending can only exist in a country like Nigeria
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by ufotunang: 6:15am On Oct 15, 2025
sinola:
what is the matter with this man and judges all the time.
Judges this, judges that!
na only judges dey for Naijahuh
..abi... what about police, military men , teachers, lecturers, civil servants , doctors they also need house after retirement...they are also living in rented rooms ..why can't he built houses for them also
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Miosofune(m): 6:17am On Oct 15, 2025
“We cannot afford to continue to see judges living in rented houses, sometimes squatting with relatives. By the end of President Tinubu’s first tenure, no judge of the FCT High Court will be living in rented quarters,” Wike declared.

He said the administration will deliver 10 duplexes each for the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court, and 20 for the FCT High Court.

The minister stressed that the houses would not revert to government ownership upon the retirement of the beneficiaries.

“This is a policy of Mr President. When judges retire, they must go home with their houses. Nobody will reclaim them. That is the true position,” he said.

Wike also revealed that the digitization of the FCT High Court has been provided for in the 2025 budget, with immediate implementation to follow.[i][/i]

Look at this one, just because you and your just graduated child studied law. You are looking for a way to give your chikd another opportunity to own a house. Liar !
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by zinaunreal(m): 6:17am On Oct 15, 2025
I blame Nigerians
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Miosofune(m): 6:18am On Oct 15, 2025
[b][/b]“We cannot afford to continue to see judges living in rented houses, sometimes squatting with relatives. By the end of President Tinubu’s first tenure, no judge of the FCT High Court will be living in rented quarters,” Wike declared.

He said the administration will deliver 10 duplexes each for the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court, and 20 for the FCT High Court.

The minister stressed that the houses would not revert to government ownership upon the retirement of the beneficiaries.

“This is a policy of Mr President. When judges retire, they must go home with their houses. Nobody will reclaim them. That is the true position,” he said.

Wike also revealed that the digitization of the FCT High Court has been provided for in the 2025 budget, with immediate implementation to follow.

Look at this one, just because you and your just graduated child studied law. You are looking for a way to give your chikd another opportunity to own a house. Liar !
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Qoko: 6:20am On Oct 15, 2025
Wike and George since he was a Governor in Rivers state, he bought an apartment for them , now want to also to enter High court and court of appeals Georges
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by ufotunang: 6:21am On Oct 15, 2025
Houseontherock1:
This is a leadership that'll rather take care of a few and watch majority suffer as far as it's to their advantage. Which law says a judge can't or shouldn't live in a rented house if that's what they can afford? Stop using our money to prepare for 2027! Stop bribing judges! Stop buying their conscience!
..too much of government interference on the judiciary sector will not make the judiciary sector independent... federal government is doing this inorder to capture and have influence over the judiciary sector...
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Blazebond(m): 6:24am On Oct 15, 2025
Are the judges not being paid salaries? I don't understand this way of reasoning at all.
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Blazebond(m): 6:25am On Oct 15, 2025
This is another way of corruption and I'm surprised that we ain't even talking about it.
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Habyyet: 6:38am On Oct 15, 2025
But you can afford to see civil servants renting houses they could barely afford?
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Onedance: 6:39am On Oct 15, 2025
Buy them ooo.elections are coming.use duplex to close there throats
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Onedance: 6:41am On Oct 15, 2025
All the governors migrating to APC congratulations your relections are sure.wike and tinubu is making sure of that.the judges have been bought on your behalf
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Kaiser20: 6:51am On Oct 15, 2025
Wike the Ogogoro master, God have Mercy on Wike's Ogogoro Lifestyle
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by AMI3(m): 6:57am On Oct 15, 2025
sinola:
what is the matter with this man and judges all the time.
Judges this, judges that!
na only judges dey for Naijahuh
They say court or judges are the final hope of the common man but now they are the hope of the wicked politicians.

It is a game of I do for u and u do for me.
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by theredaddy: 7:01am On Oct 15, 2025
hotseat:
Building houses for judges instead of them having to rent or stay with relatives is desirable but for them to have those houses for keeps is wrong and more like a bribe, if you ask me.

If the FCT continues in that trajectory, there may be no more lands to build for incoming judges.

Although judges deserve fair and better treatment, they shouldn't be indulged or treated as special breed.

Those houses should be for only judges still in service.

At the completion of their service, they must relinquish those houses for others coming after them.

Wike, you got this one wrong!



@hotseat
Are you talking about " Judges" or you are talking about village headmasters undecided do you have lawyers as a friend at all ... becos its almost like you dont know lawyers earn good money
In a country where teacher dey build house, mechanic build house, i know welder who built a house .... naa Judges need govt intervention to own a house

How much do you think judges earn monthly, and instead of an individual/government building houses for judges why not make provision for a commission inside the NBA to take care of housing
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Khallicopyro: 7:02am On Oct 15, 2025
Na only judges dey Abuja? What of doctors? What of teachers? What of police? They don't deserve houses? Why always judges?
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Arabk25(m): 7:11am On Oct 15, 2025
No wonder they've the temerity to tell you to go to court when ever the need arises, judges have there own money to build houses for themselves Mr man they're been paid for there services stop fooling yourself Mr fct minister and stop wasting tax payers money on frivolities
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Okoroawusa: 7:14am On Oct 15, 2025
sinola:
what is the matter with this man and judges all the time.
Judges this, judges that!
na only judges dey for Naijahuh
He is a member of the judiciary so he understands the situation
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by kalvoken(m): 7:25am On Oct 15, 2025
DJMJ:
What of doctors, civil servants and ordinary Nigerians, everyone is important. Why this obsession with judges?
If judges can't save and build a home for themselves before they retire, why should we use everybody's patrimony for some sets of citizens.
Doctors are irrelevant to their polithiefical ventures. It's the judges that cement their polithiefical post when stolen. Na them dey legalize am.


Now you see?
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by LukaGbileve(m): 7:26am On Oct 15, 2025
What about Magistrates/Lower court judges?
Why is their welfare not a priority when they are the first judicial officers who handle even more terrible cases and are closer to the grassroots. Minister Wike you cannot give priority to Superior court judges alone. It is unfair. It is now time to unify the pay structure of Magistrates nationwide and improve it handsomely. Provide Vehicles for them and allowances to cater for their needs and those of their families same way it is done for Judges. Judges and Magistrates are all lawyers first and foremost and are doing the same jobs. This is an appeal and also a demand. Thank you.
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Blitzerz: 7:28am On Oct 15, 2025
What of doctors and nurses? And teachers?
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Moikiitos: 7:42am On Oct 15, 2025
The salary they pay them is for what purpose abeg?

Giftimoni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU7TNjmd9OU

“We cannot afford to continue to see judges living in rented houses, sometimes squatting with relatives. By the end of President Tinubu’s first tenure, no judge of the FCT High Court will be living in rented quarters,” Wike declared.

He said the administration will deliver 10 duplexes each for the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court, and 20 for the FCT High Court.

The minister stressed that the houses would not revert to government ownership upon the retirement of the beneficiaries.

“This is a policy of Mr President. When judges retire, they must go home with their houses. Nobody will reclaim them. That is the true position,” he said.

Wike also revealed that the digitization of the FCT High Court has been provided for in the 2025 budget, with immediate implementation to follow.
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by johngwain: 7:42am On Oct 15, 2025
The judges will not have the audacity to give the right judgement after receiving these houses,
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Advancedman(m): 8:03am On Oct 15, 2025
But you can afford Teachers and other main and master economy and nation drivers to be homeless.

It's all 2027 strategy.
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Risingblue008(m): 8:05am On Oct 15, 2025
So what about the civil servants?
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Sammy5413(m): 8:21am On Oct 15, 2025
For all I know is these Judges will not save you when it's ur time to eat free Stony Beans
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Reloadedisraelp: 8:40am On Oct 15, 2025
Apcshit:
Corrupt people no dey finish for nigeria ?
Lol 🤣 see question grin ... corruption produce corruption more unborn coming
Re: We Cannot Afford To Continue To See Judges Living In Rented Houses - Wike by Revolva(m): 8:43am On Oct 15, 2025
Baba de one take this one de compensate judges so they can always be by his side
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