Legal Year Opening Ceremony: Chief Judge Decries Inadequate Courtrooms In FCT
The Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, has bemoaned the lack of courtrooms for Magistrates to conduct cases within Abuja and its environs.
Justice Baba-Yusuf stated this in Abuja, during the opening of 2023/2024 legal year of the FCT High Court.
According to him, the Judiciary has both a legal and moral obligation to provide quality service to the public as provided by various constitutional provisions but some of the Magistrates still shared court rooms to adjudicate matters.
The Chief Judge further lamented that despite the fact that the FCT High Court had a total of 58 judges, the courts were still overstretched to its fullest elastic capacity in terms of caseload.
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, through its 2nd Vice President, Mr. Clement Ugo, attributed the menace bedevilling the nation’s economy to the judiciary and therefore advocated its full independence to enable judicial officers to exercise their constitutional responsibilities.
Mr Ugo further said the new legal year should re-awaken the spirit of the judiciary to be reminded that decisions made today would mould the shape of the country tomorrow.
