The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Kabir Akanbi, has urged judiciary correspondents in the country to always be balanced, fair and objective in reporting activities of the judiciary at all levels in the country.
Specifically, Akanbi charged journalists to protect the sector’s image and credibility through well informed, researched, unbiased and factual reportage of its activities.
Akanbi gave the charge at the weekend in Abuja while playing host to the Executive members of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC, Abuja chapter, led by Mr Kayode Lawal of DAILY POST who paid him a courtesy visit.
He expressed dismay that reports in public space about the judiciary have been disappointing and uncalled for especially from the social media.
Akanbi posited that the entire judiciary sector and judicial officers should not be disrespected, condemned and rubbished because of the perceived mistakes of the few.
“I make bold to say that majority of judicial officers in the country are men of honour, integrity, highly educated and impeccable characters, who have been discharging their adjudicatory duties without blemish, fear or favour, the Chief Registrar stated.
Akanbi noted that the few identified bad eggs are being called to order through the instrumentality of the National Judicial Council so as to maintain the sacred duty of the arm of the government.
He argued that dishing out sensational reports by some media houses, especially social media in a bid to gain attention and visibility, only end up robbing off on the reputation of Nigeria as a country.
Most of the reports, according to the Chief Registrar, are targeted at few judicial officers and the Bench because they don’t have information officers, or personal assistants that will speak in their defence.
Credit: dailypost.ng
