Investigations have revealed that some of the election petitions tribunals may have compromised their integrity as a whopping N2.3bn was allegedly paid to them in two states to pervert justice.
About N1.5bn was said to have been paid into certain bank accounts for tribunal members in one of the states in the South-South geo-political zone.
Also, N800m was allegedly paid into another bank account for tribunal members in one of the states in the North-West zone.
The allegation of graft against some tribunals came just as the House of Representatives Committee on Justice had written to the Nigerian Bar Association, soliciting its partnership in maintaining the sanctity of the judicial process.
States and identities of the judges involved in the alleged scandal have not been established.
Sources say that bank statements, showing how the N2.3bn was lodged, were attached as evidence to petitions sent to appropriate institutions.
If these allegations are established those involved should be disgraced out of office for plotting to derail the nation's democracy.
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