{"id":345414,"date":"2024-11-13T22:15:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=345414"},"modified":"2024-11-14T05:39:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T04:39:40","slug":"falana-wike-dishing-out-gifts-cars-houses-to-judges-undermines-verdict-of-cases-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/11\/13\/falana-wike-dishing-out-gifts-cars-houses-to-judges-undermines-verdict-of-cases-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Falana: Wike dishing out gifts, cars, houses to judges undermines verdict of cases in court."},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>In September, the minister announced the construction of 40 houses for judges in Abuja, which sparked outrage among Nigerians.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>He had said the residences will be constructed in the Kantampe district, with 20 allocated to the FCT high court, 10 to the federal high court and 10 to the court of appeal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has criticised Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), for compromising the judiciary&#8217;s integrity by giving gifts to judges.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Wike announced the construction of 40 houses for judges in Abuja, sparking outrage among Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>The residences were allocated to the FCT high court, federal high court, and court of appeal.<\/p>\n<p>However, Wike denied building homes for judges in Abuja to influence them for political gains.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed the construction of homes for judges is President Bola Tinubu&#8217;s policy, designed to promote the independence of the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting on Wednesday, Falana <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ArdmVMWO5bk?si=nBK7BotNlcuO241N\"><strong>emphasized<\/strong><\/a> that the constitution grants financial autonomy to the judiciary, enabling budget management.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The minister of the federal capital territory operates like a state governor by virtue of the section 299 of the Constitution,&#8221; Falana said.<\/p>\n<p>Falana argued that Wike&#8217;s actions undermine the judiciary&#8217;s independence.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that judges&#8217; housing should be managed by the national judicial council, and executive assistance should go through the national assembly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the executive wants to assist the judiciary, the appropriate approach is to go to the National Assembly. 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