Nigerian youth urged NJC to sanction judges who damage democracy

The Nigerian Youth Organization (NYO) has asked the National Judicial Council (NJC) to take immediate disciplinary action and determine the judicial officials whose behavior damages democracy and erode public trust in the legal system.

In the press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, President Nyo, Okorie C. Okorie’s friend, expressed a deep concern over what he called an increase in the involvement and deviation of ethics in the judiciary, warning that such trends had a significant threat to the Nigerian Democratic Foundation.

“Our democracy stands at a crossroads,” Okorie said. “That is threatened not only by external enemies but by corruption that creeps and involvement embedded in its institutions.”

He emphasized that justice, as the foundation of democracy, should not be manipulated as a means of oppression or political retaliation. “Judicial independence is sacred. Judges must reject all efforts to use the court to target political opponents or manipulate the results of the election. Opposition is not an enemy – it is the source of true democratic life.”

The NYO leader asks the NJC to act quickly and transparently in disciplining judges whose actions endanger democratic principles or erode public trust in the judicial process. He argues that the failure to do so will further damage the credibility of justice and endanger the stability of Nigeria democracy.

“Any compromise in justice must provoke national anger,” he said. “Lawyers who deliberately mislead the court or manipulate the legal process to prevent justice is an enemy of the nation’s future.”

Okorie repeats NYO’s commitment to promote the integrity and accountability of the judicial, emphasizing that no individuals in the justice system must be above supervision. He vowed that the organization would not hesitate to mobilize protests or openly expose individuals and institutions that act against the spirit of democracy.

“The Nigerian youth organization will continue to stand as a supervisor,” he said. “We are ready to protest, talk, and illuminate anyone who works to damage a democratic government, no matter how high it is placed.”

He concluded with an invitation to act, urge judicial officers, legal practitioners, and oversee institutions to uphold the values of courage, justice, and integrity. “Democracy is not for people who are ashamed. He demands that judicials are not damaged, not afraid, and are fully dedicated to serving the people and the nation,” Okorie said.