Former Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has challenged a Federal Capital Territory High Court ruling that barred her from holding public office for calling a court decision a “kangaroo judgment.”
Tallen’s 22-page appeal, filed on December 29, 2023, by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Joe-Kyari Gadzama, contests the entire judgment delivered by Justice Peter Kekemeke on December 18th in favor of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
The High Court ruled that Tallen’s public comments, made in October 2022 regarding a Federal High Court decision, were unconstitutional, reckless, and contemptuous of the court. The NBA had demanded an apology and threatened legal action if Tallen did not retract her statement.
