Sotonye Denton-West

"This court has been inundated by applications mostly overtaken by events and before the highest court of the land. If the rule of law is not respected, this will lead to anarchy. The court has no jurisdiction. A judgement has been executed. A motion of stay of execution will amount to academic exercise. There is no live issue to be determined by this court. The court is obligated to strike out the application and all other ancillaries. There are hereby struck out."

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"How we treat those who can’t fight back, should matter. It is only when this culture is imbibed that the Rule of Law would be restored. The Bar and the Bench must join hands to cleanse our profession. Let us revert to the hallowed traditions of integrity, fairness and steadfast diligence that was the stock in trade of the legal profession."

"The Nigerian judiciary in the past has been one of the greatest in the world, but it is time to relive and embrace the rule of law in its entirety. It seems only lip service is paid to this great doctrine. It is essential that the rule of law must be observed in order for society to run smoothly, otherwise the beauty of democracy will elude us."

"Justice Sotonye Denton-West is a first in her own right. She is the first female lawyer, first female judge and first female acting Chief judge of the High Court of Rivers State. She is also the first female indigene of Rivers State to be appointed to the Court of Appeal."

"Justice Denton-West was the most senior judge in the Rivers State judiciary then, yet the NJC did not compel the governor at the time to announce her as Chief Judge."

"The rule of law is observed when there is mutual respect between the authorities and those subject to authority and, between the powers that be and their subjects, in accordance with the law"

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