Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Charles Mekwunye, has called for reforms in Nigeria’s judiciary and electoral adjudication system, warning that judicial compromise remains one of the greatest threats to the country’s democracy.
Mekwunye made the call while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Agbor Branch, Delta State, themed “Future Proofing Nigeria’s Democracy: Credible Elections and the Legal Cross-Roads.”
The senior lawyer expressed concern over what he described as the role of some judicial officers in undermining the electoral will of Nigerians through controversial court decisions, insisting that judicial officers who deliberately pervert justice in election-related matters must be held accountable.
“There must be consequences for judicial officers who betray their oath and use their enormous powers to pervert the electoral will of the people. The era of impunity must end,” Mekwunye said.
He commended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, for recent disciplinary actions against some judges, including suspensions and compulsory retirements, describing the measures as a positive development.
