Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says Nigerians will lose confidence in the judiciary if judges continue to delay execution of case before them.
Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the third annual National Judicial Council conference on judges’ performance evaluation, the Chief justice expressed concerns over the increase in the number of pending cases in courts, and the low rate of disposition of suits among judges.
According to her, by the end of the first quarter of 2024, the judiciary had just over 243,000 cases pending in its superior courts of record, exclusive of the supreme court. The number is made up of just under 199,000 civil cases and about 43,500 criminal cases.
The CJN encouraged judicial officers to explore the use of information technology and case management innovations to enhance judicial performance.
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She also advocated for the use of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration, which promote faster case resolution to alleviate the workload on judges.
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