Ezekwesili Sends Message To Nigerian Judiciary Over Destruction Of ‘All Eyes On The Judiciary’ Billboard

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to the destruction of the viral billboard with the inscription ‘All eyes on the judiciary’ in the Federal Capital Territory.

Naija News reported that the federal government had ordered the pulling down of billboards drawing public attention to the judiciary as Nigerians await the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court.

The Federal Government had disbanded the Secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel due to its endorsement of billboards accused of attempting to manipulate the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal with the slogan, ‘All Eyes on the Judiciary.’

A statement by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria had earlier conveyed the panel’s dissolution on Tuesday.

Also speaking to The PUNCH, the Director-General of the ARCON, Olalekan Fadolapo, said sacking the panel became necessary due to its failure to disapprove an advert that did not comply with the commission’s vetting guidelines.

Reacting to the development, Oby Ezekwesili, in a post via her Twitter handle, made a mockery of the federal government, stating the digital billboard is much cheaper than the one they destroyed.

Ezekwesili noted that the Nigerian judiciary owes the citizens absolute judicial independence, transparency and integrity, hence, all eyes are on them.

She wrote: “A Digital Billboard is so much cheaper than one that an obviously misguided regulator demolished.

“So here’s my message to our Nigerian Judiciary that constitutionally owes Citizens absolute judicial independence, transparency and integrity:

“#AllEyesOnTheJudiciary#AllEyesOnTheJudiciary #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary”