The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko has frowned against the recent conflicting court orders emanating from six states in the country over the same matter.
Consequently, the CJN who is the Chairman of the National Judicial Council, NJC on Monday summoned the Chief Justices of the states.
Courts in Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa and Imo states have been found to be culpable in the last one month.
Mr Tanko summoned Chief Judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa and Imo states.
A part of the invitation letter read: “My attention has been drawn to media reports to the effect that some courts of coordinate jurisdictions were granting conflicting exparte orders on the same subject matter.
“It has become expedient for me to invite you for a detailed briefing on the development. This is even more compelling having regard to an earlier NJC warning to judicial officers on the need to be circumspect in grating exparte applications.”
