A number of judicial reforms, including those aimed at increasing the number of judges in Nigerian key courts, have been requested by President Bola Tinubu’s request for Senate approval.
Senator Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, read President Tinubu’s letter asking for an amendment to the Court of Appeal Act to increase the number of justices from 70 to 110 at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday.
The President cited the need to expand the court and take care of the growing number of cases.
Additionally, he submitted a bill requesting changes to the Federal High Court Act to increase the number of judges from its original 50 judges to 90.
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The Senate should review the bill more quickly, according to President Tinubu. The Senate Committee on Rules and Business received the amendments’ proposals for further legislative action.
The President requested the Senate’s approval of Justice Oyewole Joseph Kayode’s appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in addition to the proposed increases.
A Court of Appeal Amendment Bill, which would establish an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Center to facilitate the resolution of sensitive cases outside of the traditional court system, was also presented to the Senate. The Committee on Rules and Business received this bill as well.
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