The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has resigned from his position.
Citing sources, Channels Television confirmed that he resigned on Sunday night on the grounds of ill-health.
When contacted, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to CJN, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, said, “All I know is that he’s going to declare open a workshop this morning at the NJI (National Judicial Institute).”
Recall that a letter was recently leaked were justices of the Supreme Court expressed their concerns over their budgetary allocations that have not been increased in the last four years.
Some of the issues raised by the justices in the letter include the failure to replace dilapidated vehicles, accommodation problems, poor healthcare services at the Supreme Court clinic, and poor electricity supply.
The justices also lamented the increase in electricity tariffs, no modified allowances to reflect the increase in diesel prices and lack of internet services in their chambers.
The justices called Mr. Tanko’s attention to an internal memo served by the Chief Registrar, which notified judges that electricity would be supplied to the Court between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, due to the lack of diesel.
Other issues covered the non-signing of amended Court Rules, an abrupt stoppage of foreign workshops and training per annum for justices, and no provision of qualified legal assistants.
As such, the judges called Mr. Tanko’s sense of responsibility into question, fearing a potential shutdown of the judiciary due to the raised concerns.
Muhammad has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since 2005 and was appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria in 2019. He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal.
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