The recent incident at the last Judges’ Conference, where a political montage of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu—specifically the partisan chant “On Your Mandate We Shall Stand”—was played as the President exited the hall, is a disturbing and unacceptable breach of judicial decorum, neutrality, and institutional integrity. The Judiciary is the last hope of the common man. It must not only be independent; it must be seen to be independent. The use of a partisan political anthem within a solemn judicial gathering undermines public confidence in the …