•••Rules That Supreme Justice To Get N9M, CJN N10M
Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court on Friday,
ordered the Federal Government to immediately carry out an upward review of the salaries and allowances of the judicial officers.
Justice Obaseki-Osaghae who passed the judgement described the current salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country as not only abysmally low but embarrassing.
In a judgment he delivered in a suit brought against the Federal Government by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Chief Sebastine Hon, Justice Obaseki-Osaghae ordered the Federal Government to commence a monthly payment of N10 million to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
He also pegged the salaries of other Justices of the Apex Court at N9 million and that of the President of Court of Appeal, at N9 million.
Justice Obaseki-Osaghae also put salaries for other Justices of the Appellate court at N8 million, adding that the Chief Judges of both Federal and States High Courts, are to be N8 million.
He ordered that the salaries for Judges of the Federal and States High Courts should be at N7 million.
Obaseki-Osaghae also held that the refusal of the government to review the judicial officers salaries and allowances for 14 years was unconstitutional, unlawful and should therefore be compelled to do the needful.
Justice Obaseki-Osaghae, however, lamented that it was unfortunate that Justices and Judges who are ministers in the temple of Justice have become victims of injustice in the country.
