There have been misgivings and sometimes trepidation over recent ‘judicialisation’ of the electoral process and outcomes, with the recent voiding of the decision of millions of voters in choosing their next leader by the courts.
A judge who fights in public cannot earn any respect, writes Sonnie Ekwowusi
Last week the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar was found fighting in public. Umar threw decency to the wind and engaged a security guard in an open street brawl at the Banex Plaza, Wuse, Abuja, to the astonishment of the bemused onlookers who could be heard admonishing Umar, âGo away, go away, oga go inside your car, respect yourself, You are not the most powerful person here, they will beat you hereâ. The video which captured the fight is still making the rounds. Umar fought the security guard. He gave the young man a heavy blow in the face which sent him reeling on the ground. After the young man regained consciousness and got up from the ground, Umar still sprang to his feet, ran to his car, brought out a lethal object and stretched his hand to smash it on the head of the security guard but was prevented from doing so by his two police escorts, driver and some good Sa