Olusegun Ariyo
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Olisa Agbakoba, on Friday urged the newly sworn-in Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to ensure radical and transformational judicial reforms.
Agbakoba said the judiciary urgently needs a radical transformation which Kekere-Ekun should champion.
He noted that the CJN who attempted to champion judicial reform was the late Justice Dahiru Musdapher.
In a statement, he signed and forwarded to Urban Express News Online, titled: Need for Transformational Judicial Reforms is urgent,” Agbakoba said: “We are witnessing yet another ritual of handing over of the Judicial baton with the swearing in of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
“But it’s not about swearing in. It’s about whether we will see radical reforms finally. The last great reform CJN was the Late Dahiru Musdapher!!! I was his consultant on Speed of Justice.
“Unfortunately, CJN Musdapher only had 6 months in office. He set up a high-powered 29-person committee that produced a transformational report. The Late CJN led a team to the then president of the senate, David Mark, to present far-reaching reforms to the constitutional structure of the Judiciary. As soon as the CJN turned his back everyone forgot about it.
“The potential legacy of the new CJN is transformational and radical reform with the fundamental objective of case management driving how the courts work.”
