By Lanre Ogundipe
The judiciary is often described as the last hope of the common man. It is a phrase repeated so frequently that it sometimes escapes careful examination. Yet no description could impose a heavier burden on an institution.
When the legislature falters, citizens turn to the courts.
When the executive exceeds constitutional limits, citizens turn to the courts.
When elections are disputed, rights violated, contracts breached, or public institutions manipulated, citizens turn to the courts.
The judiciary is therefore not merely another arm of government. It is the custodian of society’s faith that justice remains possible.
That faith must never be betrayed.
Yet history compels us to ask difficult questions. Has the judiciary always lived up to this sacred responsibility? Has it consistently stood above politics? Has it always maintained the delicate balance between law, equity and conscience?
These questions are neither academic nor hostile. They go to the very heart of democratic governance and the future of constitutional order in Nigeria.
Ogundipe, Public Affairs Analyst, former President Nigeria and Africa Union of Journalists.
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