Chief Justice of Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has urged the 11 new Justices of the apex court to see themselves as the representatives of the Almighty God on earth, because any judgment they deliver can only be upturned in heaven.
CJN Ariwoola, who stated this shortly after swearing-in 11 Justices of the Supreme Court, bringing the number of apex court Justices to 21, described as a significant milestone for the Nigerian Judiciary.
The CJN also urged the new justices to uphold unwavering integrity and moral uprightness in their adjudication.
He also asked the new justices not to allow their ambition or any extraneous considerations to cloud their sense of judgment.
Ariwoola said, Let your conscience guide and filter every thought that traverses your mind from this moment. I have no doubt that you may have, at one time or the other, been confronted with some form of criticism or verbal assaults by litigants who have lost their cases.
He was particularly excited that with the swearing-in of the new justice, the Supreme Court has been able to meet up the full complement of the statutory number of its justices.
