- Call For Judicial Reform in Nigeria
A COALITION of Northern States Civil Society Networks has raised concerns over increasing poverty, economic hardship and increasing insecurity in Nigeria.
This was made known on Saturday during a national press conference on the state of the nation, held at Tahir Guest Palace, Kano.
Amb. Ibrahim Waiya, chairman of the network, stated that before this administration came into power, there were already 130 million Nigerians living in multi-dimensional poverty.
He said that another additional 30 million Nigerians have so far fallen into the trap of multi-dimensional poverty since the beginning of the present administration.
He stressed that igniting any potentially motivated political conflict in any part of the country especially in some opposition states of the North is an open invitation to the destruction of the country.
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“Although, it has not been long since the appointment of the new service chiefs in the country, and huge investment in the security sector, citizens’ expectation is that by now, security of lives and properties should have been brought to the barest minimum level.
“However, the continuous killings of people, child trafficking, banditry, displacement of communities, kidnappings, across the country, especially in some States of the North, such as: Katsina, Plateau, Sokoto, Niger, Kaduna and Zamfara States, re-surfacing of the insurgency in the North East, is so unprecedented.
“The dimension at which the security for lives and properties of the Nigerian citizens, which is fast declining, puts citizens into more fear, hopelessness and uncertainties,” Amb. Waiya said.
The conference advised the president to convey a national economic summit for citizens to identify, deliberate and proffer solutions to the Nigerian economic situation, adding that he should hold himself and the security agencies accountable for the ongoing insecurity in the country, and develop a key performance indicators (KPI) of not more than 6 months, for the security agencies to be assessed for accountability.
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Meanwhile the coalition also called for judicial reform in view of conflicting judgments in Kano, Zamfara and Plateau states electoral petitions, adding that the conflicting judgements is impacting negatively on Nigeria’s democracy.
“The conference expresses a deep concern about the current state of the judiciary in Nigeria. The conflicting judgments being issued by various courts of the same jurisdiction have created a sense of confusion and frustration among the citizens.
“Unfortunately, this has led to a loss of trust and confidence in the judiciary. The integrity and effectiveness of our legal system are essential for maintaining public trust and upholding the rule of law.
“We believe that the Judicial Service Commission has the responsibility and authority to make the necessary reforms to restore faith in the judiciary,” the group said.
Stallion Times
