In his new book, Nigeria: Past and Future, published by the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has fiercely criticized Nigeria’s judiciary, accusing it of rampant corruption and describing it as a “court of corruption” rather than justice.
Obasanjo highlighted the judiciary’s decline since the Fourth Republic, stating, “The reputation of the Nigerian judiciary has steadily gone down... The rapidity of the precipitous fall is lamentable.”
He warned that justice is now for sale, predicting that such a system risks fostering despair, anarchy, and violence.
Recounting a visit to a northern state years after his presidency, Obasanjo claimed a governor showed him six duplexes allegedly built by a judge using proceeds from chairing election tribunals.
He also targeted INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, accusing him of undermining elections since 2015, calling them a “charade” where Yakubu’s will overrides that of voters.
Obasanjo further alleged that corrupt judges, often two out of three or three out of five, subvert the electorate’s choice.
Obasanjo accused the late former President Muhammadu Buhari of colluding with the judiciary during election petitions, securing favorable rulings through financial inducements and political appointments.
He condemned a system where false election results are upheld in corrupt courts, leaving aggrieved candidates with little recourse.
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