Abuja — **Civil society groups and political actors don loud voice dey shout make the National Judicial Council (NJC) investigate some judges wey dem dey accuse say dem dey use court to favour ruling or powerful interests and disadvantage opposition parties, TheCable and Vanguard reports.

According to TheCable, supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) don formally call on the NJC to sanction or investigate a serving judge in Oyo State over contradictory courtroom orders wey dem believe don affect the party’s convention and internal democracy.

Meanwhile, Vanguard reports say youth-led groups like the Nigeria Youth Organisation (NYO) don also demand discipline for erring judges wey dem claim dey weaken democracy and undermine public confidence for the justice system.

These calls come against a backdrop of rising concerns that judicial decisions — especially those involving party leadership crises and election disputes — dey create perception say some judges don be tool for political manipulation rather than bastion for fair play. Critics argue say if such allegations no dey properly investigated by the NJC, e go further dent public trust in the courts and democracy itself.

Observers point out that the NJC already get constitutional mandate to discipline or investigate erring judicial officers, as seen in past actions when it suspended or nullified appointments of judges for misconduct. ThisDay also reported on such disciplinary measures in recent years.

As pressure mount, Nigerians dey watch closely whether the NJC go rise to the occasion and show that no judge — no matter how powerful — dey above scrutiny, or if accusations of bias go continue to hang over the judiciary’s role in Nigeria’s political landscape.