The House of Representatives has directed its constitution review Committees, to organize public hearings with end goal of tending to permanently the delay in justice delivery in the country and re-establishing the confidence in the judiciary.
This is in line with a motion on the need to tend to the delay in the legal framework in the midst of worries of sabotaging the public’s confidence in the judiciary.
The motion, which was raised by Honourable Ganiyu Ayuba, tweaked the ears of some states of the federation where cases in preliminary courts that ought to be settled in no time, last four to five years before judgement is delivered, particularly long-term incarceration of suspects, delayed chieftain disputes, and unsettled commercial litigation, which present critical challenges to democratic and economic advancement.
The lawmakers likewise discredited the blockage of correctional facilities with an extraordinary level of occupants awaiting trial.
Meanwhile, the house has directed its Committee on Works to find out the causes of incessant structural collapse and proffer enduring solutions to curb the hazard
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