In a shocking declaration, President Olusegun Obasanjo seemed to have officially confirmed the widely held view that the Nigerian judiciary, owing to corruption within its ranks, is perhaps one of the major governance institutions in need of urgent reforms. The president said intelligence reports indicated that some judges collect bribes to pervert justice. He described this situation as “a disaster for the judicial system in the country.” This is according to the January edition newsletter of the Independent Advocacy Project, a good governance body.