By Onome Oghenetega
Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, has said the state judiciary is in dire need of urgent reforms for quick adjudication of cases and comfort of judicial personnel.
Omo-Agege said, upon assumption of office as governor, he will quickly set motion in place to address the myriad of challenges bedevilling the state judiciary.
He spoke on Friday at Effurun during a town hall meeting with members of the Nigerian Bar Association from the nine NBA branches in the state.
Omo-Agege, who is also a lawyer, pointed out that the current state of the judiciary in the state was embarrassing and deserves urgent reformation.
Piqued by the ‘parlous state of courtrooms in Delta’ and the unacceptable working conditions of judges, the APC governorship candidate said more courts will be built and enough judges will be appointed to fill the existing vacancies.
He added that it is inexcusable for judges in an oil-rich state such as Delta for judges to be shuttling between courts to handle cases.
The Delta Central lawmaker promised to make the state judiciary envy of other state through reforms and Infrastructural upgrade just like what Governor Nysom Wike had done in Rivers State.
Omo-Agege added that his administration will be determined and committed to revamp the infrastructural decay across the three senatorial districts and ensure that the state return to the path of rapid socioeconomic development.
He promised to work with the NBA and other professional bodies to ensure that his administration deliver on her campaign promises when elected as the governor in the forthcoming polls.
