On February 26, this year, the National Judicial Council (NJC) wielded its big stick again.The Council, on the day, recommended the sack of two serving high court judges from the bench to President Jonathan GoodluckThe affected judges were Justices Gladys Olotu of the Federal high court in Abuja and Justice U. A Inyang. The NJC said that the two judicial officers were indicted of gross misconduct.
Specifically, the NJC said that Hon. Justice G. K. Olotu was recommended for sack after she was indicted on allegations contained in various petitions against her.
For instance, she was indicted of failing to deliver judgment within the time prescribed by the 1999 constitution only to deliver same in Suit No. FHC/ UY/250/2003, 18 months after the final address by all the counsel in the suit, contrary to the constitutional provisions that judgments should be delivered within a period of 90 days;
Besides, the embattled judge was also said to have admitted before the fact finding committee of the Council that investigated a separate allegation on similar issue that she forgot she had a pending ruling to deliver in an application for joinder.
