By Bukola Kayode
The Executive-Secretary of an NGO, Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative (ARDI), Dennis Aghanya, has said he has no regrets sending the petition against the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen (rtd), which led to his leaving office
Aghanya said in an interview with Daily Sun, that he is unmoved by the criticism that has come his way for writing the petition against Onnoghen, adding that he wouldn’t hesitate to take such actions again, if need be.
He said: “I don’t feel fulfilled because I brought somebody down, but I feel fulfilled that I was able to render service to my country. I am sure that my contributions in helping to sanitise the judiciary will go a very long way to reposition that arm of government. Like I have always said, the judiciary is a very vital arm of government, it is more important than the executive and the legislature as far as I understand because no matter what happens within the other two arms of government, it is the judiciary that is the final arbiter.
“So, every effort must be made to strengthen that arm of government like what we are doing now. We are focusing more on the judiciary, that is our area of emphasis. We want to contribute our quota. So, we feel fulfilled that we took a very bold step. I am sure it is a step that most people would naturally shy away from and the consequences are so enormous”.
“There are people who are so convinced that I stopped their means of livelihood – people, cronies of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, his political associates. Though they are a very infinitesimal segment of the society, but they have never allowed me to rest.
“They are after my life. In fact, I don’t just like emphasising that so that I don’t harp on what they are doing. That is why I have kept quiet. But I receive threat messages; they go through close associates, sending warnings to me that I must go down six feet”, he added.
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