The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Aloma Mariam Mukhtar said most Nigerian courts suffer multiple institutional and
infrastructural deficiencies.
According to her, such deficiencies hinders speedy
administration of justice in the nation.
The CJN stated this in Ibadan on Monday while
commissioning the new permanent complex of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan
Division.
She lamented the excessive case load and back log
of appeal cases deriving from the abysmal quality of Nigeria court building.
Justice Muktar called for simultaneous improvement
court facilities covering equipment of court rooms as a necessary tool
for the judiciary to enable it perform its expected constitutional role with
all sense of adequacy.
She added that if courts were to effectively
perform their roles of dispute settlement and interpretation of the laws, the
requisite infrastructure, expertise and technology required must be above
standard.
The acting president of the Court of Appeal,
Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, appreciated the administration of the former
governor of Oyo state, Senator Rasheed Ladoja, for allocating the land space
for the court.
The Executive Governor of Oyo state, Senator
Isiaka Ajimobi, on behalf of his administration, pledged to continue to support
the judiciary and to guarantee peace, security and justice in the state.
The new complex contains a staff canteen,
ultra-modern court hall and gallery, presiding justice conference room and
chamber, library and ICT room.
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