BEVERLY HILLS, July 07, (THEWILL) – A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola, on Friday, advised the Executive and the Judicial arms of government to quickly come together to initiate other methods of tackling corruption as the current system has not yielded expected results.
Ajibola, an ex – judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), noted that recent judicial pronouncements on several cases of corruption and abuse of office showed “obvious weaknesses and spinelessness” in the nation’s criminal justice system.
The elder statesman, who had also served in many arbitration panels around the world, called for the establishment of “special tribunals” to defeat corruption in Nigeria saying such special tribunals are necessary to ensure social justice.
He stressed that to ensure social justice in the country, the spirit and letter of the law must be considered in resolving cases in many instances insisting that “abnormal situations often require abnormal remedies.”
“We have done all these before, beaming of our searchlight on the judiciary, especially during the time I served as Attorney General and Minister of Justice of this nation in December 1991, having completed my service as President of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA),” he said in a statement on Friday.
“We can still operate special tribunals with honest and intelligent justices of high integrity that will dispense justice fairly, impartially and equitably under the rule of law.”
