2022 Justice Sector Summit: We Would Look Into The Process Of Appointments Into The Bench — NBA President, Akpata
The President of Nigerian Bar Association Olumide Akpata, has said that that the declining state of the nation’s justice sector was the major reason for the convocation of the summit.
Akpata, made this remark Tuesday, at 2022 Justice Sector Summit tagged: ‘Devising Practical Solutions Towards Improved Performance, Enhanced Accountability and Independence in the Justice Sector’, organized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and some stakeholders.
“Today, I believe that our call to action must begin from our admission of the state of affairs of our administration of justice that we are thoroughly dissatisfied with. There is a convergence of opinion of both the Bar and the Bench that the Nigerian justice delivery system is not operating at its optimal best,” he said.
Among the issues the NBA President said would be looked into at the summit, is the process of appointment into the bench of various courts in the country, which “must be manned by not just the best hands we can find but also by incorruptible minds”.
He urged stakeholders to commit to statutory and constitutional reforms, institutional and funding reforms, and manpower reforms for the desired change to take place.
“The lips service that we have paid to these reforms over the years must stop from today,” he said, while appealing to both the bar and bench to uproot every divisive tendency that is hampering the effectiveness of the justice sector in Nigeria.
