9 May 2026, Sat

Ag CJN told to set up new template for all heads of Court’s across the Country.


 

By: Yahaya zakka Minna.

National Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),Mr Jonathan Gunu Taidi,  has said that the appointment of Justice Olukayode Ariwola, as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), will present an opportunity to bring an end to the pains inflicted on the Judiciary across the country.

 

The NBA Presidential candidate, said that the internal memo by 14  Justice of the Apex court complaining the  ugly state of affairs in the sector has exposed the horrific conditions in which “our judicial officers with administering Justice are Subjected to”.

This was contained in a press release signed by the presidential candidate and made available to Journalists in Minna the Niger state capital.

He observed  that the unjust situation which Judiciary was  mented to is not because of paucity of funds to take care of their welfare, rather due to misplaced priorities by the Executives.

According to the statement, it is clear that the administration of Justice is not feasible in an unjust environment, “we therefore prefer the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), to hits the ground  running by setting up new template for expending by all heads of courts across the country”.

He stressed  that the surest way of judicial financial autonomy stressing that the priotize clearing backlog of appeals pending before the apex court to sterm the alarming tide of appeals which come up for hearing long after the parties concerned have died.
Jonathan Taidi Gunu, was the immediate past secretary general of the Nigerian Bar Association and aspiring the presidential position of the NBA at the forth  coming election slated for July 16 2022.


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