Tag: Lobbying

Eid-el-Kabir: Politicians lobbying for appointments relocate to Ikoyi

Jun 28, 2023

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Caleb Ishaya

in Politics

Hotels and apartments close to President Bola Tinubu‘s private resident in Bourdillon Street, Ikoyi, Lagos State have reportedly been fully booked by politicians lobbying for appointments. It was learnt that since the announcement of Tinubu spending his Sallah holiday in Lagos, many politicians immediate rushed to book apartment close to the President’s residential area. Tinubu…
Appointments in judiciary should be based on merit not lobbying – Justice Mukhtar

Mar 5, 2018

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Olaotan Falade

in Nigeria

First female Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Aloma Mukhtar has warned that the legitimacy and independence of the nation’s judiciary was being threatened by the growing culture of lobbying, favouritism and godfatherism. Justice Mukhtar called for immediate end to the harmful practice where competence becomes a secondary consideration for appointment and elevation in the…