CJN Warns Judges Against Political Alignment Ahead Of 2027

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has warned judges who may be appointed to serve on election tribunals that their conduct will be closely monitored.
The CJN gave the warning on Wednesday while speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the 2026/2027 legal year of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN).
Kekere-Ekun noted that some judges of the court could, in accordance with the law, be called upon to serve as members of election petition tribunals.
She stressed that the politically sensitive nature of election cases, which usually attract considerable public attention, requires judges handling them to demonstra...