Fairness? There is more that goes into the pot of judicial impartiality

"PDP reacts as Bulkachuwa quits Presidential Poll Tribunal"

https://punchng.com/pdp-reacts-as-bulkachuwa-quits-presidential-poll-tribunal/

( Source: Punch Newspapers)

Commentary

So the story was once told

in Yoruba* folklore

of a recalcitrant boy called "Ajala"

who does not respect nor revere his older siblings

And one of the latter decided to teach him a lesson

Dressed in the garb of a masquerade**

Ajala was given the beating of his life

In his cries, Ajala refused to be consoled

"Ajala ta na e?"("Ajala who beat you?") asked his siblings

"Eyin na o ko"(" You guys are responsible") retorted Ajala

"How does one dispense justice here" exclaimed their father( An appeal Court)

For none of the siblings would own up to the deed

Bias in election petition, when proved, is like the Masquerade unmasked

Unproved, it makes all the siblings (justices) a suspect

Better to face Ajala unmasked( purely on law and facts with no room for doubt)

Than to deprive Ajala and the siblings true justice.

* The Yoruba's are an indigenous ethnic group of people found mostly in the South Western region of Nigeria. 

**A masquerade is believed to be a deity who has arrived from the eternal world to bless its worshipers. Once on earth, a Masquerade identity is not revealed as he is clothed in un-revealing attire from head to toe.




© 2019. Felix O. Omosele