Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi says Nigeria’s judiciary has less integrity today than during military rule. In a statement shared on social media on Sunday, he argues that the current judiciary has lost the standard of credibility it once had and that today’s system operates on what he describes as a “corrupt mandate.”
Farotimi contrasts the present with past military regimes, saying successive governments then often ignored court orders and relied on ouster clauses to limit judicial review. Despite those constraints, he contends the judiciary in that era was still “worthy of the name,” and that judges retained a level of institutional respect he believes is weaker now. Both outlets frame his remarks as part of his broader advocacy for judicial and institutional reform, including stronger accountability and adherence to the rule of law.
