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Charles Ogba, Abuja
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has urged judges across the country to build a confident and resilient Judiciary, one that rises above obstacles to ensure justice is dispensed with integrity, impartiality, and transparency.
The CJN made the call during the All Nigeria judges’ Conference 2025 held in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
Addressing the conference, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, emphasised that the judiciary must remain unwavering in upholding ethical standards and eliminating systemic inefficiencies that undermine public confidence.
“At this pivotal moment in our nation’s judicial landscape, we must confront the realities that threaten the very foundation of public trust,” she warned.
Justice Kekere-Ekun affirmed that the judiciary, as the guardian of democratic stability, must protect its independence to retain both domestic credibility and global respect.
“A Judiciary that fears public opinion more than the dictates of the law ceases to be the guardian of justice,” she added.
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She stressed that the Judiciary, as the ultimate guardian of democratic stability, must protect its independence to maintain both domestic credibility and global respect.
The Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice Babatunde Adejumo, urged participants to use the conference as a platform for honest reflection and bold reform.
“This Conference offers us a unique opportunity to interrogate critical issues that shape judicial performance and public trust.
Over the next several days, we shall engage with questions of judicial independence and accountability, case management and court efficiency, technological innovation in justice delivery, and the Judiciary’s constitutional role in sustaining democratic norms,” he said.
According to him, the insights and resolutions that emerge will serve as an important compass for institutional reforms and for elevating the standards of justice in our courts.
Also speaking, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), represented by the Association’s General Secretary, Omobolaji Ojibara, called for deeper collaboration between the Bench and the Bar to strengthen the justice sector.
He reaffirmed the NBA’s readiness to support reforms that will rebuild public trust and reinforce the rule of law.
The All Nigeria Judges’ Conference, 2025 which was declared open by Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu drew a gathering of legal luminaries from across the country to evaluate the state of Nigeria’s judiciary and chart a new course for strengthening justice delivery.