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A week after the
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Aloysius Iyorgher Katsina-Alu, admitted that
there is corruption in the judiciary, the Chief Judge of the Federal
High Court, Daniel Abutu, yesterday in Abuja urged Chief Registrars and
Directors of Courts to shun acts of corruption and arbitrariness in the
discharge of their duties.

Speaking at the
opening ceremony of a five-day national workshop for judicial
administrators organized by the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Mr.
Abutu emphasized the need for these judicial administrators to be above
board in the discharge of their duties. “In the management of both the
human and material resources of the courts, transparency and
accountability should be your watchwords,” he said. “You should
meticulously follow the rules and regulations guiding your operations,
for it is only by doing so that you can attain efficiency. Above all,
let the fear of God and the love for your country and your fellow men
control all your actions.”

The judge commended the NJI for putting together the event, saying
“It is intended to expose you all to recent measures development and
best practices not only in the Nigerian Court System, but in all other
court systems around the world.” In his address, the administrator of
NJI, Umaru Eri called the officers “the behind-the-scene operators that
oil the wheel of justice.” He said justice delivery cannot be improved
upon if these crucial administrators in the judiciary are not
constantly trained and re-trained to enable them understand their
duties and execute them properly. “No justice, judge, kadi, [or]
magistrate can sit, hear and determine a matter without your
contributions.”