Lagos CJ restates commitment to fight corruption in judiciary

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November 29, 2017 at 10:25AM
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David Oladele

- Lagos state chief judge justice Opeyemi Oke spoke on the condition of judiciary in the state

- Justice Oke declared that corruption has given the state judiciary a bad name

- She said Nigeria bar association and judiciary service commission are already working with her to ensure that corruption is uprooted from the state judiciary

Lagos state chief judge justice Opeyemi Oke said judiciary on Tuesday, November 28, lost the confidence of the public because of the allegations of corruption in the system.

The Nation reports that Oke made this known at the opening of a four-day workshop for judiciary staff at the Igbosere High Court Ikeja area of the state.

According her, ''This goes beyond the issue of bribery among staff; it extends to other administrative duties like orchestration of disappearance of case files, alteration of court orders by registrars of court, disappearance of Judge’s note or exhibits.

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''And illegal execution of judgments, depriving the state government of its revenue by failure to issue receipts for fees paid or issuing of fake receipts to mention a few.''

She lamented that corruption has given the Lagos judiciary a bad name, urging the staff to join her in the crusade against corruption or be shown the way out of the system.

She said: ''Let me state emphatically that it is now a new dawn in the Lagos state Judiciary as this administration will not tolerate such vices from any member of staff. This administration will by God grace have zero tolerance for corruption in whatever form.

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''The essence of this workshop again is to promote a new ethical orientation into the consciousness of all staff.

''We must imbibe a strong sense of integrity, a positive attitude to work and we must hold ourselves accountable to the highest standard of performance.''

The chief judge further noted that other stakeholders like the local branches of Nigeria bar association and judiciary service commission are already working with her to ensure that corruption is uprooted from the Lagos judiciary.

Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that a former minister of education Oby Ezekwesili on Tuesday, November 28, said more women should occupy government positions where decisions on the collective good of the society are taken, to minimize corruption.

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Source: Naija.ng

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