Insulate judges from judicial budgets — Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has asked striking members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to ensure that judicial budgets are not under the control of judges nationwide.

In a statement he released Sunday on behalf of the Alliance on Surviving Covid19 and Beyond (ASCAB), Falana said this would build transparency mechanism into the  management of funds for the judiciary.

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“It will allow judges to concentrate on the discharge of their core constitutional mandate of administering justice in an atmosphere of independence and impartiality in line with international best practices,” he said.

The group expressed support for the ongoing nationwide strike.

It said the strike was meant to  actualize the relevant provisions of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended) “which require that any amount standing to the credit of the judiciary in the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federal Government or state government shall be paid directly to the heads of the courts concerned.”