Agbaje fault Buhari for indicting judiciary over delay in the Trial of Corruption Cases
A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Fred Agbaje, has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari on his recent concern over the delay in the trial of corruption cases. Agbaje told Punch that it was up to the judiciary to redeem itself and change the negative perception raised by the president. The lawyer was reacting to the recent call by President Buhari on the judiciary to support his anti-graft war by ensuring that the criminal cases in court were not delayed but expeditiously concluded. Buhari while speaking at the opening ceremony of an ‘International Workshop on the Judiciary and Fight against Corruption,’ was quoted asking the judiciary to put its house in order, tackle judicial corruption, be impartial and politically neutral, remove causes of delays in adjudication of cases and stop tolerating the dilatory tactics of defence lawyers that prolonged high- profile corruption cases. Speaking on Tuesday against the background of Buhari’s comment, Agbaje said, “It is a serious indictment to say...