Nigeria’s Judiciary is under threat – Ekweremadu
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| Nigeria’s Judiciary is under threat – Nigeria’s Deputy President of the Senate |
Nigeria’s Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu,
has said that no democracy could survive without strict adherence to the
rule of law.
According to Ekweremadu, who himself is an alumnus of the
institute, there cannot be any meaningful development without the rule
of law.
While commending the Institute for impacting the nation’s democracy
positively, Ekweremadu declared: “If the judiciary is the last hope of
the common man, democracy becomes gravely imperiled, if the power of the
judiciary to enforce compliance with the rule of law is subjected to
legal, extra-legal, and sociological limitations and non-compliance with
judicial orders becomes a norm. This, we must always watch closely,
because the flipside of rule of law is anarchy.”
He added: “Our tasks as an emerging democracy and beneficiary of
the ideals and knowledge espoused by the ILI, therefore, are to continue
to build a society where government agencies as well as individuals and
private entities must be subjected to and accountable under the law. We
must ensure that the process by which laws are enacted, administered,
and enforced is accessible, fair, and efficient. And we must ensure that
justice is delivered according to established laws, competently,
ethically, and independently”.
Ekweremadu assured that the National Assembly would continue to
partner with the Institute towards capacity building of its members and
parliamentary staff.
He also called on other arms of government as well as individuals
and corporate agencies to key into the capacity building efforts of the
60-year Institute.
Earlier in her address, the Executive Director of ILI, Kim Phan,
expressed happiness with the growth of democracy in Nigeria and the
opportunity the ILI has had to be part of the success story.
She pledged that the Institute was ever committed to democracy and development in Nigeria.
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