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Enugu CJ: Group Warns Assembly By Femi Atoyebi A professional group under the aegis of Enugu State Professionals based in Lagos at the weekend berated the Enugu State House of Assembly for challenging the decision of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on who becomes the new chief judge of the state. This was contained in a statement by the group after its emergency meeting held in Ikeja, Lagos State. They frowned at the purported rejection of the NJC's nominee for the position, Justice Rapheal Agbo, instead of the choice of the executive, Justice Innocent Umezurike and charged the house to leave the judiciary, an independent arm of the government to function. The group said any attempt to extend the dirty politics in the state to the judiciary will mark a further political doom for the state and that such act should be resisted. The professionals in a statement signed by its secretary, Mr Anthony Nwangwu recalled that a chief judge in Lagos State spent less than 100 days in office before retiring but was still given the position because the state did not want to disrupt the espirit de-corps in the state judiciary that is oiled by respect for seniority. The group urged the NJC not to succumb to any influence or blackmail but to strive to uphold the independence and integrity of the judiciary at all levels. They commended the NJC for its determination to do away with bad eggs in its fold like Justices Stanley Nnaji and Egbo-Egbo and urged it to look inwardly to flush out more of such dirty judges in the system. THISDAY recalls that the Enugu State Judicial Council (ESJC) had recommended to the NJC the name of Justice Umezurike as a replacement for the retiring Chief Judge, Justice Jacob Ugwu but the recommendation was thrown out on a vote of 26 to 0 by the NJC in favour of Justice Agbo who is not only the senior to Justice Umezurike but also commands more respect among the bar and bench in the state and beyond. The Enugu State House of Assembly had within the week passed a motion rejecting the NJC's nominee and insisted on the purported government preferred nominee. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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