Soyinka decries failure to enforce court judgments

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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has decried Nigeria’s failure to enforce court judgments, warning that favourable rulings offer little relief when beneficiaries cannot enjoy the fruits of justice.
Speaking at the first Nigerian Annual Ombudsman Conference in Abuja yesterday, Soyinka urged the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) to address the persistent gap between judicial pronouncements and their implementation.
“I would like to see these judgments implemented. I would like to see justice delivered, not merely pronounced,” ...