Nigerian constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Professor Mike Ozekhome, (SAN), has advocated for improved funding and incentives for the nation’s judiciary, warning that continued neglect could undermine justice delivery. During an interview on a television programme yesterday, Ozekhome highlighted the deplorable conditions of many Nigerian courts, describing them as ‘dilapidated infrastructure’, whereby judges often have to write proceedings with longhand. He linked the Judiciary’s struggles to the wider societal challenges, asserting that “garbage in-garbage out” applies to the justice system. “We saw the visuals of some of the courts.…
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