Thursday, March 26, 2026 - A lawyer and politician, Okonkwo, has called for the judiciary to strongly uphold its ethics and sanction any of its erring members to maintain sanity in the profession.
Okonkwo made this call on Wednesday when he featured in an
interview on Arise Television
He said judges ought to be trained, noting that it is a
continuous thing for them to be updated on the knowledge that is available.
“Again, there’s a need for punishment. If you do not deter
any evil practice, it must repeat itself. If an abomination is allowed to last
up to a year, it becomes a culture.
“We are moving into a situation where it is becoming
cultural for the members of the bench to associate freely, attend parties,
freely, to be so associated with the members of the world that it will be
difficult for their independence and impartiality to be maintained.
“Every profession has its own peculiarities and its own
ethics. The members of the bench must have to observe their own ethics, and
they have to be able to punish every anti social behavior amongst them in order
to deter others,” Okonkwo said.
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