NIGERIA’S JUDICIARY IS NOT TRULY INDEPENDENT-CJN

 



By Nkoyo Etim     

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola laments on harsh economic realities having negative effects on the judiciary activities, stressing that the judiciary is not yet truly independent in Nigeria.

Speaking at a special session of the supreme court held to mark the beginning of the 2022/2023 legal year and swearing -in of 62 newly Conferred Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN),Ariwoola made the assertion on Monday November 28 as he disclosed that the Nigerian Judiciary is not truly independent assessing from the financial.

Justice Ariwoola says the annual budget of the judiciary is far behind what it ought to be, adding that the figure is either stagnated for a long period of time or it goes on a progressive decline when compared with the current realities in the market.

While calling for an improvement in the welfare of the judicial officers, the Chief Justice of Nigeria noted that extremely poor and pitiable salary package is a major issue of concern that equally has to be addressed as a mater of urgency.

Meanwhile, the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami who also spoke at the occasion, said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has placed priority on the welfare of judges.

He reiterated that since the inception of the Buhari Presidency the commitment to promoting the rule of law and according top priority to the funding of the judiciary has not been in doubt as the much-needed development in the country cannot be attained without the judiciary since law and development are interwoven.

Malami maintained that the federal government has ensured a progressive budgetary allocation to the judiciary which has seen an increase from  seventy three billion naira(N73 billion) in 2015 to over one hundred and thirty billion naira(N130 bn) in 2022 and a further increase of one hundred and fifty billion naira( N150bn) has been proposed for 2023.

 

 

 

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