The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Saturday called on lawyers to be ready to guide judges when things are going wrong or are on the verge of going wrong.

He however said such guidance should be made in good faith to propel judicial officers to do better and enhance their performance.The CJN spoke during the 40th anniversary of his call-to-bar alongside some Justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, judges in other courts and senior lawyers in the country.

He said, “As critical stakeholders in the task of justice delivery, you have the responsibility of drawing our attention to where things are going wrong or on the verge of going wrong.

“You have the onerous task of guiding those of us on the bench because we must not fail as your representatives on the bench.”

Muhammad expressed delight that all members of the 1981 set are doing well, describing them as pacesetters.

“I can testify that God has blessed our class. Each and every one of us is doing fantastically very well.

“As at today, I have not heard of any of us in okro soup trying to get out. We have become the pacesetters. I’m always very pleased to see our classmates,” he said.

The chairman of the 1981 set, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), described the set as the most distinguished since the Law School opened its doors in 1962 to students.

He noted six current Justices of the Supreme Court are from the set while the seventh person, Justice Sidi Bage, resigned to become the Emir of Lafia in Nasarawa state.

six Justices of the apex court from the set are the CJN, Justices Olukayode Ariwoola, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Uwani Abba’ji, Lawal Garba and Adamu Kauri.