The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has vowed that judges involved in issuing conflicting court orders on the same subject matters would face sanctions.
“We have already activated the process of reining in such errant judges with a view to making them face the consequence of their despicable and odious conduct,” the CJN said on Wednesday during the inauguration of 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
The CJN similarly inaugurated 12 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court judges on Wednesday. Both swearing-in ceremonies were held at the Supreme Court Complex in Abuja.
In May, the Kano emirate crisis created the latest storm of conflicting court decisions, often seen in political cases and other matters involving influential Nigerians.
Judges of the Federal High Court and the Kano State High Court scrambled to join the political fray after the…