Justice John Tsoho, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, was met by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike on Thursday at his Abuja office.
Justice Tsoho said that the court should be taken into account when allocating land in the nation’s capital, citing the long-standing neglect of this branch of government.
Judge Tsoho praised Wike for his selfless service and asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to grant land to Federal High Court judges currently in office as a way to honour their contributions across the nation.
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Therefore, the judge declared that even though the three branches of government are separate, they must cooperate.
In response, Wike declared his unwavering support for the legislative and the court system and claimed he believes in the equality and independence of the three arms of government.
He claimed that President Bola Tinubu had already given him the order to provide land to important figures in the three arms, and he was creating a blueprint that would allow the distribution to happen gradually.
He said: “Like you rightly said, I believe that the three arms of government must work together even though independently, and I believe that no arm of government should be treated lesser than the other.
“Without the judiciary, our democracy cannot survive. Nigerians are talking about the judiciary today because of the role you play, and so whatever is required to strengthen the judiciary is not over-demanding.
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I had already received permission from the president to assign territory to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. There are too many, so what is left is how it should be done. We have chosen to do this one step at a time. You can’t accomplish everything at once.
“Some allocations were done in the past, but unfortunately, some of the places are inaccessible. I think it is baseless to allocate land where people have no access, that is, infrastructure. It does not make any sense. So, we will allocate lands to you in places that are accessible.“
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