The umbrella body of bloggers under the auspices of the Bloggers and Vloggers Content Creators Association, BAVCCA, has described the corruption allegations levelled against the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Husseini Baba-Yusuf, as junk lies and cheap blackmail by faceless bloggers.
This was contained in an address presented by the National President of BAVCCA, Ikechukwu Chukwunyere, during a press conference, where he categorically refuted the allegations of corruption against Justice Baba-Yusuf based on the in-depth findings of the Association.
Chukwunyere, while reading the text of the press conference titled “RE: FCT judges accuse chief justice (sic) of stealing multibillion Naira allowances, leaving them vulnerable to bribe traffickers” said it is baffling to note that a publication that was touted to have been made, according to the publisher, after various “discreet interviews conducted over seven weeks”, allegedly with five judges, turns out to be a potpourri of lies, an exhibition of crass ignorance, and monumental fabrication of falsehood that can only fit into folktales like Tales by Moonlight.
On the allegation that the court is run like the private estate of the Chief Judge, Chukwunyere said that
“In the discharge of his duties, he has always been very fair to his brother Judges.
He has always ensured that they are all given their dues, entitlements, rights, and privileges as and when due, devoid of any segregation in whatever shape or form.
“His brother Judges have, both in the open and in private meetings, expressed their satisfaction with the way he relates with them, carrying them along in his efforts at improving justice delivery in the FCT. No judge has had a better privilege than the others.
“They all, at various times, have always attended trainings, seminars, and conferences due to their financial strength.
“However, when the occasion so demands, some Judges of this Court are nominated, not by the Chief Judge, but by either the National Judicial Council (NJC), the National Judicial Institute (NJI), or some foreign organisations for some conferences or training, within or outside the country.
“On such occasions, the only option is for the Chief Judge to facilitate such travels. On such occasions, it will be preposterous to accuse the Chief Judge of favouritism in any way, having not nominated them in the first place.
Presenting the resolution of the association, Chukwunyere said, “As the Bloggers and Vloggers Content Creators Association (BAVCCA), we have deemed it fit to debunk claims against the Chief Judge Husseini Baba-Yusuf over alleged corruption and personnel grievances that possess far-reaching implications for the administration of justice in the nation’s seat of power, which are not true as they make Nigerians believe a lie.
“Ordinarily, BAVCCA would not have responded to these allegations because the allegations are not only false and baseless, but the said allegations were levelled by faceless criminals who only embarked on this mission for political purposes and cheap blackmail.
“We have carefully gone through the articles and discovered that no name was mentioned as the source of their information, no Judge was also mentioned as their source, and no evidence was ever adduced to substantiate the said allegations.
“That BAVCCA, as the umbrella body of all Bloggers, vloggers, and Content creators, frown at the fact that members of our body should be used as tools in the hands of cheap blackmailers who thrive in peddling unsubstantiated information in the media. Bloggers who allow themselves to be agents of this false news shall be penalised.
“From our independent investigations and findings, we observed with keen interest that the stories and reports put out there are all full of lies and baseless.
“That the allegation against Honourable Justice Baba-Yusuf milking Judges’ meagre allowances, leaving their courtrooms without support personnel and equipment, and luring them to bribe, is untrue as he remains committed to prioritising the welfare of Judges in Abuja.
“It is unfortunate that some of these publications were hurriedly put together, and some news media ran with them without doing due diligence through investigation to verify and balance their reportage.
“We want to make it clear that these allegations against Chief Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf have never been verified and authenticated anywhere and anytime; rather, they are deliberately cooked up by some unscrupulous elements who do not mean well for our judiciary.
“We therefore call on Nigerians to discard this cheap blackmail from persons who are out to defame the Chief Judge of FCT, who has positively transformed the judiciary and repositioned it for high productivity.
“That Honourable Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf is a go-getter who has transformed the image and the integrity of the Judiciary; therefore, he has attracted local and international recognitions and awards.
“That it is on record that nobody has written any petition against Chief Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf to the National Judicial Council since 1998 when he was appointed as a Judge in the Federal Capital Territory High Court. Hence, he is committed to making the adjudication of Justice pure and unadulterated.
“That he has been able, through his proactive and pragmatic steps, to improve the sanity and independence of the judiciary.
“Members of the Bench, Bar, and Judiciary Staffs have showered encomium on his sterling performance since he took over the helm of affairs of the Judiciary in the FCT.
“That a disciplinary committee has been set up to investigate erring members and appropriate punishment.
“While BAVCCA assures Nigerians that we will continue to uphold the true tenets of Journalism, we also assure them of our impartiality in the delivery of duties to the Nigerian public.”
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