The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has charged the newly sworn-in Court of Appeal Justices to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty. The CJN stated this at the swearing-in of the 18 justices at the Supreme Court on Monday. “As judicial officers, you have a divine mandate on earth that you must discharge with unveiled honesty and sincerity. You must give good account of yourselves to justify your elevation to the Court of Appeal,” he said. He said, “I personally believe that we need more justices in all the courts; in all the appellate courts, the Court of Appeal and even the Supreme Court.

Source: Punch June 28, 2021 23:48 UTC