According to a former Supreme Court justice, Kayode Eso, Nigeria features many “billionaire judges”, who made their wealth by accepting bribes to exonerate defendants. This allows generates a culture of impunity.
Democracy and development in Africa are under threat from powerful networks that join forces with government politicians to capture political institutions and use them to further their own interests, according to two reports published on World Democracy Day.from Democracy in Africa and the Centre for Democracy and Development-Ghana feature case studies on nine African countries.
But where these networks become so strong they come to represent a “shadow state” that holds more power than elected officials, the impact on justice and development is profound. It then becomes much more difficult to prevent the theft of state resources and deter human rights abuses. In turn, this demonstrates one of the biggest challenges
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