The CJN who gave the advice while flagging-off the 2016 Court of Appeal Justices Conference in Abuja stressed that such undue influences could come from both within and outside the judiciary.
ONNOGHEN said it was imperative for appellate court Justices to be above board in the discharge of their judicial functions, stressing that blackmail in any form must not be entertained.
He further asked the appellate court justices to uphold the tenets of independence of the judiciary with integrity and fairness.
The CJN also added that what he described as the recent unprecedented assault on the judiciary should not intimate Judges into taking wrong decisions or steps.
He maintained that the battle for the soul of the judiciary could only be fought and won from a position of integrity, judicial independence and fairness in the dispensation of justice to all.
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