2027 election cases: Your conduct will be monitored, CJN warns tribunal judges

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, warned on Wednesday that judges appointed to election tribunals will be closely monitored.
Speaking during the flag-off ceremony of the 2026/2027 legal year of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), the CJN, who noted that some judges of the court could be called upon to serve as members of Election Petition Tribunals, stressed that the nature of such an assignment demands a great degree of impartiality and restraint.
She equally implored lawyers to avoid duplicating court actions, which could lead to conflicting judgments capable of not only d...