President Muhammadu Buhari on
Monday pledged that his administration will continue to adequately fund the
judiciary to enable it discharge its responsibilities.
Buhari spoke at the commissioning
of the annex building of the headquarters of the National Industrial Court of
Nigeria, NICN, Area 3, Abuja, which also marked the valedictory session of the
President of the Court, Justice Babatunde Adejumo and was contained in a
statement signed and forwarded by Femi Adesina.
The President also said it is the
collective duty of the three arms of government to ensure fair justice delivery
and safeguard the rights of all Nigerians.
According to Buhari: ‘‘You will
all recall that in 2014, the entire budgetary allocation to the judiciary was
N68 billion.
‘‘Today, the judiciary budgetary
allocation has gone up to N100 billion. Rest assured that we shall continue to
adequately fund the judiciary to ensure it is enabled to discharge its
responsibilities.’’
He appealed to the three arms of
government to continue collaborative partnership to ensure that policies,
programmes and projects of this administration positively impact the lives of
Nigerians.
‘‘Simply put, all Nigerians,
regardless of ethnicity, religion and politics deserve a peaceful and
prosperous lives.
‘‘Where these basic rights are
trampled upon, Nigerians deserve fair justice delivery.
‘‘It is, therefore, our
collective duty to work collaboratively to ensure that such rights are
safeguarded,’’ he said.
Congratulating the President of
the Court on his retirement and meritorious service to the country, the
President said Justice Adejumo’s numerous contributions are well known and
appreciated.
‘‘I am confident his legacy will
have a positive impact on those who follow him,’’ he said.
Speaking on the mandate of the
Court, the President recalled that it was established as a specialised Court to
adjudicate on disputes arising from and relating to labour, industrial and
employment matters.
‘‘Indeed, it is the Court in
Nigeria that is constitutionally mandated to perform these functions. Thus, the
performance of this court directly impacts Nigeria’s ease of doing business
indices,’’ he said.
The President noted that the
completion of the Annex Building will further enhance the efficiency and
effectiveness of justice delivery by the Court.
‘‘Furthermore, the socio-economic
impact of this Court cannot be downplayed as it also provides the platform for
employees, retirees as well as the dependents of deceased employees to find
justice when treated unfairly,’’ he added.
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