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By Nasir Kura
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday that he respects the country’s judiciary and is willing to abide by its decisions at all times.
Speaking at an Iftar dinner with the representatives of the judiciary at his official residence, the president said he believed that the judiciary should be independent and recalled how he submitted himself to the adjudication of the courts three times without any fuss because.
“I respect the institution. I have come before you three times before I got here on the fourth run for the office. Your word is the last word on any given issue,” he said.
He praised the capabilities of Nigerian judges, saying that “your training and experience has earned you respect.”
In his remarks in appreciation of the Ramadhan fast-breaking, the Acting Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, leading retired Chief Justices, some Justices of the Supreme Court and heads of courts in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), assured the nation that judiciary would continue to do its best in safeguarding the country’s democracy.
He commended the president for not meddling in the affairs of the courts in the country.
