2023 Elections: CJN swears in petition tribunal members
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has sworn in election petition tribunal members.
The event took place on Monday at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja, the federal capital territory of Nigeria.
After administering the oath of office to the tribunal members, the CJN urged the judicial officers not to treat their assignments with levity, warning that he would not tolerate any form of judicial recklessness.
The exercise kicked off a four-day capacity workshop for the justices and members of the tribunal to end on Thursday.
In other to forestall conflicting rulings by the tribunals, the Appeal Court compiled a case management system, which is a document that will serve as an additional guide, according to Channels report.
In attendance at the event include the President of the Appeal Court, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem; Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu; as well as justices of the Court of Appeal.
Justice Dongban-Mensem admonished members of the tribunal to be firm and law-abiding in the discharge of their duties, noting that by the nature of their assignments, they will be exposed to temptations but they must be in total control of their thoughts.
On his part, the INEC chairman said the commission has been joined in at least 600 cases, arising from the recent conduct of party primaries.
