The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has admitted there was a rift amongst Justices of the Supreme Court over the poor financial state of affairs in the apex court.
He confirmed receipt of a letter written and addressed to him by his brother Justices of the Supreme Court Bench.
The CJN said Judges in all climes are to be seen and not heard, and that informed why the he refrained from joining issues with the angry Justices “until a letter, said to be personal, is spreading across the length and breadth of the society”.
“This was akin to dancing naked at the market square by us with the ripple effect of the said letter” the CJN stated.
In a statement titled, “Re: State Of Affairs In The Supreme Court And Demand By Justices Of The Supreme Court” the CJN,explained the state of affairs at the apex court.
“The Supreme Court definitely does not exist outside its environment, it is also affected by the economic and socio-political climate prevailing in the country. The accusation so far, in summary is that more or all ought to have been done and not that nothing has been done; which is utopian in the contemporary condition of our country” the CJN said.
