By Taye Odunfa
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the judiciary in the country as well as presiding judges of widespread corruption.
According to him, justice in the country has become commodified, and warns that despair, anarchy, and violence have replaced justice, order, and hope.
He also warns that the system has become a “court of corruption,” rather than a “court of justice.”
Obasanjo made this known his new book: “Nigeria: Past and Future,” published by the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
He lamented the decline of judicial integrity since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, known as the Fourth Republic.
Obasanjo also accused the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, of compromising the electoral process since 2015, when he took office.
He claimed Yakubu has “polluted and grossly undermined” elections, turning them into a “charade” that robs citizens of their will.
