THE pioneer chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and
Other Offences Commission (ICPC), Justice Mustapha Akanbi (rtd) has urged the
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Maryam Muktar to resist
temptation. Justice Akanbi, ex-president of the Court of Appeal, who spoke in
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital when the CJN paid him a condolence visit over
the death of his wife, said, “I think with the background training, with
everything that we have done together and achieved together; I think you should
be able to resist temptation which will bring the standard of the judiciary
down.” He said Nigerian judiciary should be the pride of the nation, saying the
CJN should not relent in her bid to reform the judiciary. The retired jurist
said: “When you phoned to console with me about the death of my wife, I urged
you not to relent on the way you are reforming the judiciary. A lot of people
will want you to do things which you yourself may not believe is right. “I am
taking advantage of the judges who are here. People think things have gone bad
in the judiciary and God in His infinite mercy brought this woman to the seat,
and she has been doing very well. You have limited time, but one crowded hour
of inglorious life is worth more than an inch. “Today, I am enjoying the honour
of somebody who has been appreciated by his country and I continue to do that.
I am still part of the judiciary; I want the judiciary to be the pride of this
nation. When others lose their heads, we must not lose our own.” Earlier,
Justice Muktar consoled with the octogenarian, saying “whatever happens, we
still have to thank God. She lived a fulfilled life. We will always be there
for you and we will always think about what you are doing. We will always
stretch our hands of fellowship to you whenever necessary. Death is what every
one of us is waiting for and it will come sooner or later.”
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