President Bola Tinubu has urged judicial officers to ensure that justice is delivered swiftly, fairly and without regard to a litigant’s social status, ethnicity or financial standing.
Tinubu gave the counsel on Monday while commissioning the new Court of Appeal, Abuja division complex in Dakibiyu.
Tinubu who was represented by Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima said: “To My Lords Justices, as you move into this complex, Nigeria asks one thing of you: let justice be swift. Let it be fair. Let it be blind to status, tribe, or purse. Let the common man feel that this Court is truly his last hope.”
The president said delays in the administration of justice undermine public confidence in the judiciary and democratic governance.
His words: “A nation that seeks justice must respect the temple of justice. When I visited and saw the condition, I gave a simple instruction: fix it. Today, we have
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