President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday
said as far his administration’s ongoing anti-corruption fight is
concerned, the nation’s judiciary remains his major headache.
He said the fight against corruption in Nigeria could only be effectively tackled with the strong support of the judiciary.
According to a statement by his Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke in
Addis Ababa at a town hall meeting he had with Nigerians living in
Ethiopia.
He said far-reaching reforms of the judiciary remained a key priority for the present administration.
Buhari said his travails in courts up to
the level of the Supreme Court in his three previous attempts at
becoming the President were clear indications that the judiciary needs
urgent reforms.
The President said, “On the fight
against corruption vis-Ã -vis the judiciary, Nigerians will be right to
say that is my main headache for now.
“If you reflect on what I went through
for 12 years when I wanted to be the President, I attempted three times
and on the fourth attempt through God and the use of technology, it was
possible for Nigerians to elect an APC candidate as President.
“In my first attempt in 2003, I ended up
at the Supreme Court and for 13 months I was in court. The second
attempt in 2007, I was in court close to 20 months and in 2011, my third
attempt, I was also in court for nine months.
“All these cases went up to the Supreme
Court until the fourth time in 2015, when God agreed that I will be
President of Nigeria.”
The President however assured members of
the Nigerian community that with the support of the Chief Justice of
Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, he would continue to do his best to
improve the nation’s judicial administration system.
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