The chairman, House of Representatives committee on judiciary, Oluwole Oke (PDP, Osun state) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to address the infrastructural decay in the nation’s judiciary to enhance quick dispensation of justice.
Oke, who represents Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun state, applauded the president for taking steps to address the welfare of judges in the country through the Judges’ salaries and allowances bill however said with the steps taken to address the welfare of judicial officers, the President should now focus attention on the infrastructure in the nation’s courts.
He said: “The decay in our court premises and residential quarters of our judges need to be looked into, likewise the yearnings of members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria who have been agitating for better remuneration in the past few years.
The more we have better infrastructure, the better the readiness of our judicial officers to dispense services to society at large.
“The Court of Appeal is struggling with the management of off-season elections petitions.
Tribunals have 20 cases currently ongoing and the judiciary itself does not have adequate manpower.
They can’t recruit if they don’t have enough resources to pay them.
“With these in place, the nation can be assured of improved dispensation of justice because the welfare of the judicial workforce cannot be dismissed,” the statement read in part.
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