Osita Okechukwu, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commended President Bola Tinubu for echoing the timeless spirit of the Magna Carta and urged him to firmly enforce the principle, as he patriotically articulated at the Nigerian Judges’ Conference.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Okechukwu noted that Clause 40 of the 1215 Magna Carta, which the President highlighted, remains one of the most celebrated foundations of the rule of law.
The clause states: “To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny or delay right or justice.”
He emphasized that this principle endures as the global standard of the rule of law, ensuring that justice is fair, accessible, and never dependent on wealth, influence, or royal favour.
Okechukwu commended President Tinubu for his forthright remarks at the Judges’ Conference, where the President openly acknowledged public concern about delays, integrity deficits, and access to justice within the Nigerian judicial process.
The President said: “We must acknowledge, with candour, that public perception of the judicial process has not always been favourable. Citizens have expressed frustration at delays, concerns about integrity, and anxiety over access to justice.
“These perceptions, whether wholly justified or not, cannot be ignored. They call upon us to reflect, to reform, and to restore.
“For ultimately, justice does not exist for the Bench or the Bar; it exists for the people. Their faith in the judicial process is the foundation of our national stability.”
According to Okechukwu, President Tinubu has already set in motion the foundational pillars of judicial rebirth, reforms, capacity building, and modernization.
“What is now required,” he said, “is a decisive combination of discipline, a relentless war against corruption, welfare for the masses, and deep, consistent implementation of the President’s vision.”
