The Nigerian Judiciary In The Sustenance Of Justice And Good Governance.

The Nigerian judiciary with the Supreme Court at its apex, is an essential integral arm in the governance of the nation. It is the guardian of the Constitution charged with the sacred responsibility of dispensing justice for the purpose of safe guarding and protecting the Constitution and its goals. The judiciary, when properly invoked, has a fundamental role to play in the structure of governance by checking the activities of the other organs of government and thereby promoting good governance, respect for individual rights and fundamental liberties and also ensuring the achievement of the goals of the Constitution. It should not allow the defeat of such good goals and intendments. It is the duty of the court to keep the government faithful to the goals of justice democracy and good governance for the benefit of the citizens as demanded by the Constitution. The Supreme Court has the sacred duty to translate into actuality the noble ideas expressed in the basic law, give flesh and blood, in fact life, to the abstract concepts of freedom, liberty, transparency, a society free from corruption, abuse of power and all the noble goals articulated and reiterated in the Constitution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]