Chief Oyegun
Sir,
In the news,
US lost a Judicial Gem. Justice Antonin Scalia died two days ago in a West
Texas ranch. He was at a private party with 40 people and couldn’t join others for breakfast the
following day, Saturday, as planned and
when the owner of the ranch went to get him, the eloquent Judge was lying
peaceably still.
Justice
Scalia was the longest serving JSC; he was nominated by Ronald Reagan in 1986.
Here is a photograph of the ranch where he had gone hunting. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/us/ranch-owner-recalls-finding-justice-antonin-scalias-body.html?_r=0
Conservatives
like him, liberals don’t, he had a “fierce
intellect” whether you agreed with him or not. Known for promoting the concept
of “originalism” ie interpret the law to reflect what it means contextually, originally.
If Justice Scalia was one of the 7 JJSC
he would have come to the same verdict as Kekere-Ekun JSC and her Brother and Sister Judges
that card readers cannot supersede
voters register in Akwa Ibom and Rivers State and the Oil rich South.
Yesterday I
read you indicate to the media “not worried” and that is a wise decision as you
have majority of the 36 States and the
Big Centre. APC cannot take all the
States which is the good thing about these decisions.
Your supporters
should underscore Scalia at a private party, was alone. Good! A few days ago I
saw a picture trending of former Gov Akpabio and the CJN at an official event
in the midst of a crowd at an official cocktail event. Scalia was not at any
official party in West Texas. Mr Akpabio
was enrolled as Barrister of the Supreme Court of Nigeria decades
ago before he joined politics now Senate Minority Leader, PDP.
Recall Bush
vs- Al Gore. Should President Obama nominate a replacement
for the outspoken Scalia or wait for the next administration to
make a decision? Obama said he will make the nomination now because as you all know appointment to the Supreme
Court is a life tenure hence most enduring legacy. Republican Majority Leader McConnel insists
the next regime should make the appointment that has a potential to
tilt the Supreme Court towards liberals. Presently, 8 Justices and that could
move the US SC into tie votes all the time, in some of the slated landmark cases.
Acting on a
spur of the moment President Buhari sacked a dozen Vice Chancellors and made lopsided
replacements favourable to Kano State against protestation and if that is politically
just, how is it fair?
Muhammadu Buhari could transfer his “unguarded anger, unlawful malice” to VCs
but he cannot touch any JJSC until they attain the retirement age of 70 in
Nigeria.
Thank you.
Attorney CN
Ajie
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