Dr. David Nyekorach-Matsanga Writes an Open Letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria

To:
My Lordship, Lady Chief Justice of Nigeria
Chief Justice of  Nigeria Hon. Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun,
Chief Justice of Nigeria & President of the Supreme Court

Subject: The illegality of the case of Nnamdi Kanu and Its International Implications

My Lady Chief Justice,

I write to from this Pan African nation of Ghana on way Gambia -Permit me, first and foremost, to salute you as the head of the Judicial Arm of Government and President of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. I recognize your steadfastness, tenacity, and dedication in steering the affairs of Nigeria’s judiciary during these challenging times.

I also bring peace greetings from London, where you pursued and obtained your Master’s degree (LL.M.) from the London School of Economics in 1983. Your contributions to Nigerian jurisprudence, through landmark judgments spanning constitutional law, criminal justice, and election petitions, are widely recognized and respected. As a fellow African, I deeply appreciate your accomplishments and commitment to the rule of law.

My Lady Chief Justice, I write not as a Nigerian, but as an African, born in Uganda and residing in the United Kingdom. As products of the Commonwealth legal tradition and as an elder , I believe we share a responsibility to speak truth about the challenges confronting many African nations.

Nigeria, as a member of the Commonwealth, is bound by its constitutional values, judicial ethics, and obligations under international law.

In the matter of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, multiple courts—both domestic and international—have declared his extraordinary rendition and detention unlawful:

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Lady Chief Justice in jurisprudence, when proceedings are tainted by illegality, they are discontinued so as not to erode the credibility of the courts. The Nigerian courts have already ruled on the illegality, and international bodies have echoed the same.

Lady Chief Justice, therefore, I ask: what is left of the case? Who, indeed, is being tried in your courts, if the very foundation is illegality?

The continued trial appears as a “hot air case”—illegal in its origin, illegal in its process, and illegal in its outcome. Such proceedings risk undermining the hard-earned credibility of Nigeria’s judiciary.

Lady Chief Justice. furthermore, Nigeria’s involvement in the 2018 abduction of 10 Cameroonian professors and lawyers in Abuja, despite court orders for their return, remains a blot on the record of justice. Such precedents raise troubling questions about Nigeria’s commitment to the rule of law within the Commonwealth and beyond.

My Lady Chief Justice, it is painful that these matters must be brought before the international community for scrutiny. Why should the judiciary—an independent arm of government—allow its reputation to be eroded by political interference? Why should courts that symbolize justice permit illegality to fester in their halls?

I respectfully urge you, in your capacity as Chief Justice of Nigeria and custodian of judicial integrity, to take the one honest and just step: discontinue the illegal case of Nnamdi Kanu. By doing so, you will reaffirm Nigeria’s commitment to justice, restore confidence in the judiciary, and strengthen the rule of law.

May God bless and guide you as you continue to uphold justice in Nigeria and across the Commonwealth.

Respectfully,

Dr. David Nyekorach-Matsanga
Pan African Forum Ltd & Associates
Based in United Kingdom

Issued in Accra dated:
28 September 2025