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Adamawa State Speaker’s Harassment of a Judge is a Reprehensible Threat to the Independence of the Judiciary.
The Nigerian polity is weary of the wanton disregard for constitutional provisions and due process evinced by different state legislatures in their, often selfish, bid to impeach their state Executives. The unfolding drama in Adamawa State involving the Speaker of the House of Assembly and a judge in that state is particularly disturbing and may have serious implications, if not checked properly and promptly.
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Press Conference by Access to Justice on Disqualifications by INEC Despite Court Orders and its Implications for the Rule of Law
We are on the threshold of history and the world watches with attention. We want to warn that there are imminent threats to Nigeria’s social and political stability. These threats are self-induced by agencies of government and they include INEC, and the Federal government. The controversies trailing INEC’s compliance, or rather non-compliance, with court orders concerning the disqualification of some opposition candidates is gradually building a storm cloud over the nation. The incidents of INEC’s disrespect for court orders are mounting by the day and have become a potent threat to our peaceful and democratic existence.
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Access to Justice writes to Mr. Leandro Despouy, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of Judges and Lawyers on the deteriorating situation of the Rule of Law in Nigeria, characterised by willfull and persistent disrespect for judicial authority 

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country, with a population of a hundred and forty million people, and plays a significant role in the affairs of the African region. She operates a republican democracy, has a written constitution that divides power among the tripartite branches of government – the executive, legislature and the Judiciary. The Constitution secures institutional autonomy for the Judicial branch, and commands all agencies of government to obey decisions and orders issued by its courts.
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