Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and the 36 governors from giving cars and houses to judges.
In a statement yesterday by its Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare said Wike and the governors usurped the authority and responsibilities of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and heads of courts by giving cars and houses to judges.
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It said: “Such practices are clearly antithetical to the constitutional principles of separation of powers, checks and balances and the rule of law, and may create the perception that the judiciary is subservient to the executive.”