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Former President Goodluck Jonathan advocates for judicial integrity, calling for fair elections to decrease the number of court cases.
He spoke at the inauguration of Delta State’s new high court complex in Asaba.
Jonathan stated that a substantial portion of politicians resort to litigation due to perceived electoral injustices, estimating that about 50 percent of court cases stem from feelings of being cheated by the electoral system.
His words “My thinking is that 50 percent of those who go to court go to court because they felt they were cheated by the electoral management system; they were rigged out.
“When you feel naturally aggrieved, you have to go to court. So assuming the elections are properly conducted, they know they failed the election, but they feel they can use the judiciary to declare them winners.
“If the judiciary doesn’t declare who doesn’t win the election that they are winners, that many 50 percent will not go to court.
"In South Africa, the electoral management body will never compromise, they all know. If you lose the election, you just wait for the next election. You don’t need to go to court.
“Because if you go to court, the judiciary too will not compromise. So you will not get anything.”
Meanwhile, he also commended the Delta government for its efforts in improving the working environment of judicial officers.
