Attorney-General, Fagbemi carpets Judiciary, says its for big shots, not common man

Apparently piqued by the current state of the Nigerian judicial sector, the Attorney-General of the federation and minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has indicated that the Judiciary which used to be the hope of the common man is now foe the big shots

The minister, who spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony of the N37 billion Abuja Division of the Appeal Court Complex at Daki-Biyu, by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said the judiciary was now for politicians and other influential people in the country.

The FCT minister had at the ceremony said that President Bola Tinubu approved N30 billion of the N37 billion in the 2024 budget, for the structure which he promised to deliver by September 2025.

However, Fagbemi’s expressed the hope that the complex would be for truth exposure and protection of people’s rights.

“Gone were those days when the judiciary was regarded as the last hope of the common man. I take objection to it. It is the big people now who patronise the judiciary, not even the common man.
“If you have any doubt, the election is approaching, come and see the way, with all due respect, some people behave like rain-beaten chickens. Forgive me, I don’t mean to be rude.
“So, the judiciary is no longer the last hope of the common man alone, it is also, or majorly now, the last hope of the big shots.”