the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), TANKO MUHAMMAD, has promised to fight corruption in the judiciary.
MUHAMMAD made the pledge shortly after he was sworn in as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday.
He described as unfortunate the situation where judges allowed some people to serve as links between them and people standing trial in court, saying such a scenario must stop.
The CJN stated that the judiciary would continue to support the executive arm of government in the ongoing fight against corruption by speeding up cases that have to do with the allegations of corruption.
According to Justice TANKO, it is his wish to leave the Nigerian judiciary as one of the best in the world at the end of his tenure.