Ugochukwu Iwuchukwu
The Nigeria Bar Association NBA has slammed the All Progressives Congress APC in Rivers State over what it termed unwarranted attack on Judges.
The Chairman of NBA Port Harcourt branch, PRINCE NYEKWERE while condemning the article titled “Unwarranted Court Orders: APC Unveils the faces of erring judges” said the act is an affront against judges and judicial officers.
PRINCE NYEKWERE also said the NBA will not condone any disrespect and intimidation against the Judges of the State Judiciary under any guise.
He therefore call on the APC, Rivers State and politicians to be guided in their utterances concerning Judges of the State and the State Judiciary at all times.
Below is the full statement
PRESS RELEASE
NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, (NBA) PORT HARCOURT BRANCH.
RE: UNWARRANTED COURT ORDERS: APC UNVEILS THE FACES OF ERRING JUDGES.
Our attention has been drawn to the statement credited to the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress titled: “Unwarranted Court Orders: APC Unveils the faces of erring judges” signed by Chief Ogbonna Nwuke.
It has become imperative to restate that there are laid down procedures for members of the public and aggrieved parties to make complaints against the conduct of any judge, they perceive to be contrary to the Code of Conduct of Judicial Officers.
It is also open to parties who are not satisfied with the judgment and ruling of any judge to appeal such judgment and ruling rather than recourse to the use of media circus to insult and vilify the Judge and the Judiciary as a whole.
We are appalled by the temerity of the APC, Rivers State to refer to some Judges of the Rivers State Judiciary as “judges being used to issue black market injunctions” amongst other execrable languages.
We condemn in the strongest terms such unfortunate and condemnable blitzkrieg attack on the Judges of the Rivers State Judiciary.
While members of the public are entitled to make complaints against any earring Judge of the Rivers State Judiciary using the laid down procedures, the NBA PH Branch will not condone any disrespect, affront, and intimidation against the Judges of the State Judiciary under any guise.
We therefore call on the APC, Rivers State and politicians to be guided in their utterances concerning Judges of the State and the State Judiciary at all times.
Prince O. Nyekwere, Esq.
Chairman, NBA PH Branch.
06/09/2021.
