By Dele Sobowale
“Let justice be done, though the heavens fall” – Lord Mansfield, 1705-1793
“Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide; in the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side” – James Russell Lowell, 1819-1891
Until now, there was no reason to raise the question about substantial justice untainted with legal subterfuges – like the Supreme Court decision which declared a fourth place finisher in an election the winner; after awarding him more votes than INEC announced were counted. The Nigerian judiciary, since that judgment, had steadily reduced public confidence in the Third Estate of the Realm. We are in the season again when justice would be tested to the limit.
