Invariably, the noun ‘Character’ means the qualities that aggregate to make an individual human being distinctive from others, most especially in regard to morality and behaviour. In the case of FRANKLIN VS. LYNAUGH (1988) 487 USA 164, 174, 108 SC 1 2320 @ 2327, the US Supreme Court aptly defined character as the disposition, reputation, or collective traits of a person as they might be gathered from close observation of that person’s pattern of behaviour. Thus, a ‘good character’ invariably denotes an individual person’s tendency to engage in lawful and moral (virtuous) behaviours. Contrariwise, the term ‘bad character’ denotes an individual person’s propensity for, or tendency toward, unlawful or immoral behaviour.
– Saulawa, JSC. Makanjuola v. State (2021)