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Mahmud
Mohammed, Chief Justice of Nigeria
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The Chief Justice of
Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed, has said that the Nigerian judicial system needs a
complete overhaul to ensure quick and inexpensive justice delivery. Mr. Mohammed spoke on
Friday in Abuja, at the inauguration of the Alternative Dispute Resolution
Centre of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN).
“There
is needed for an overhaul of the Nigerian Judicial System in order to render it
fit for the 21st century circumstances; there is need to ensure that justice is
quick and inexpensive.
“Litigation
has become slow, costly and highly inflating, especially given their
complexity, endless interlocutory applications and potential for acrimony,’’ he
said.
