The new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud SAN Friday declared that judges found complicit in delivering conflicting judgments must be sanctioned.

Mahmud said this in his inaugural speech in Port Harcourt, adding that conflicting judgments have brought the Nigerian judiciary and the legal profession in general to ridicule and undermines the Rule of Law.

“Judges found complicit in this must be sanctioned. On our part, we will constitute a high powered committee to review all such cases in particular with respect to the role and conduct of our members,” he said.

Mahmud said the NBA would advocate urgent reforms that would reposition the judiciary and make it play crucial roles. “The NBA under my watch will fight judicial corruption and make the legal profession unattractive for corrupt lawyers,” he said.

The president said that the NBA should take active interests in the happenings in the North-East and Niger Delta regions. He also advocated for a reform of the EFCC, which should limit its role to investigation.