Jonathan is needed for the reinstatement of the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami.
Lawyers are also calling on the duo of President Jonathan and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukthar to be cautious in the handling of the outcome of the judgment.
Justice Adamu Bello had on January 17 fixed today for judgment in a suit brought by a legal advocacy group, Registered Trustees of Centre for the Promotion of Arbitration, after taking submission of two principals but diametrically opposed defendants; the National Judicial Council (NJC) and President Goodluck Jonathan.
In the course of proceedings, the council sided with the plaintiff in its claim that returning Salami to office following his pardon by NJC required no presidential assent, Jonathan as the appointing authority, opposed the claim and submission.
Lawyers, under the aegis of Jurispudential League, in a statement issued on Sunday, noted that the issues surrounding Salami’s return to office were beyond today’s judgment, while insisting that the issue of unethical communication against the jurist as established by the police, must be accordingly treated.
