CJN: Judges, Lawyers Responsible For Court Delays

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Wednesday condemned courts, judges, lawyers and litigants for the sluggish rate of justice management.

Tanko likewise criticized the advancement for overcrowded correctional centres.

Justice Tanko Muhammad stated this at the ‘Colloquium of appellate Justices on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and anti-graft laws’.

The CJN was represented by a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, at the Centre for Socio-Legal Researches in partnership with the Court of Charm as well as the National Judicial Council.

He stated, “Delay in the dispensation of justice stays a significant obstacle due to the failure by various stars, consisting of some judges, legal representatives, police firms, plaintiffs and witnesses to appreciate or play their duties in the fast dispensation of justice.

” We have to all deal with the trouble of hold-up headlong and also discover imaginative remedies thereto.

” There is additionally the difficulty of the big stockpile of instances and charms awaiting focus.

” The National Judicial Council has actually put in place procedures to tackle this issue. We urge all stakeholders of the justice system to be a lot more proactive and also imaginative in addressing these difficulties.”

He expressed hope that via the conversations at the occasion, courts “will be reminded of the leading decisions of our courts on the Administration of Lawbreaker Justice Act 2015 and also the anti-graft regulations”.

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and various other relevant offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, explained the judiciary as “a critical partner of anti-corruption companies in the fight versus corruption”.

Owasanoye, that was represented by a previous Justice of the Court of Allure, Justice Adamu Bello, said “the prosecution of corruption situations by anti-corruption agencies have profited significantly given that the flow of ACJA”.

He called for better enforcement of the provisions of the regulation, particularly Area 396( 6) of the law empowering courts to award prices against legal representatives submitting unimportant applications.

The ICPC principal included, “There is also a demand to question the present system of designation of courts to adjudicate on corruption cases. Is it functioning as it should or should we rule out the various other remedies of such as specialized courts to handle corruption situations?”

He additionally required the examination of “the benefits and bad marks of the implementation of section 270 of ACJA on plea bargaining and exactly how it influences the work of anticorruption firms and also public assumption of justice distribution”.