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Journalists Against Corruption (JAC) has hailed judiciary for upholding the rule of law and saving democracy from “desperate political predators”, TheNation reports.
JAC spoke against the backdrop of Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss the suit by 19 states challenging constitutionality of laws that established EFCC, ICPC and NFIU.
All seven justices, led by Uwani Abba-Aji, ruled the suit lack merit, and affirmed laws setting up the agencies.
JAC’s Programme Coordinator, Kehinde Osifisan, in a statement, said: “The judiciary has risen to the occasion as stabiliser of our democracy and saved the nation from political predators.”
“A silent revolution took place last Friday when Supreme Court upheld laws setting up EFCC, ICPC and NFIU.
“That decision showed it is stabiliser of democracy…’’
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