BREAKING: Never submit to blackmail – VP Shettima to judiciary

Nigeria’s vice president Kashim Shettima has urged the judiciary to remain steadfast in their responsibility as the hope of every common man in the dispense of justice.

Speaking at the Annual Lecture and public presentation of the report of the directions of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, the vice president urged the members of the judiciary to ensure they do not succumb to blackmail in their line of duty.

Describing the Body of Benchers as the custodian of law, Shettima said the judiciary as the third arm of government is an essential pillar of the sovereign existence of the nation.

He stated that a nation can only be accountable and orderly as the people saddled with the responsibility of to interpret its laws.

“Laws are not mere technicalities; they are the scaffolding of civilisation. Without laws, there is no order. Without order, there is no society.

“Every time justice is delayed, every time the law is bent to serve the interests of agents of anarchy, and every time institutions waver in the face of blackmail, we erode the very foundation of our nation. And if that foundation crumbles, no matter how high we have built, everything falls apart,” Shettima said.

The vice president further applauded the the judiciary for the launch of its report for the year which he said is a reflection of continuous review of Nigeria’s legal system.