This episode raises important questions concerning both the limits of judicial power and standards of professional comportment.
The idea of an impunity carve-out for judicial officers from this power of investigation of the CCB is contrary to the constitution.
If it gets adopted in its present form, the new law will be a shrine to institutional capture.
The best that can be said of the book and its author is that they chose to be economical with any indication of a coherent judicial philosophy.
Election dispute resolution has cumulatively drained the judiciary in Nigeria of the intangible institutional assets of character, credibility, impartiality and independence.
Mr Abubakar is challenging the outcome of the February 25 Presidential election before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja.
It may be impossible to recruit people to the Supreme Court whose desire is to ensure a more effective administration of accessible justice.
