BAR AND BENCH BOMBSHELL: About 15% of judiciary is clean, two women at the top should clear the rot - Senator AKINYEDE

By Matilda Ikediobi

Sola Akinyede is a lawyer and a former senator who represented Ekiti South. In this monitored interview,Akinyede discusses the potential benefits of having women lead both the National Judicial Council,NJC, and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He also talks about reasons the NJC needs to be reformed.

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For the first time in Nigeria’s history, women now lead both the Bench and the Bar. How much of a historic moment is this beyond the symbolism?

I think it’s historic in the sense that women are wired to be nurturers. They tend to take care of people and society in general. You don’t have as many pressures on them trying to make money and cut the rules out and all that. They tend to be better at providing service.