Abuja; it offers the judges a chance to encourage litigants to use the
best “door” appropriate to their circumstances.
Judicial Reforms: In order to address the challenges facing the
Judiciary such as infrastructural deficiencies, procedural inefficiencies,
corruption, poor conditions of service, archaic system of recording and
filing, as well as delays in the dispensation of justice, the Chief Justice of
the Federation, in October, 2011 constituted a 28 man judicial reform
committee made up of retired Chief Justices of the Federation and
renowned legal luminaries, to deliberate on the need to restore
peoples’ confidence in the judiciary. More courts are also being built
across the nation.
3.1.4 Nigeria has not been involved in any inter-state conflict since the
International Court of Justice ruling on the dispute between Nigeria and
Cameroun over the ownership of the Bakassi Peninsular. On the other hand,
Nigeria continues to lead and make enormous human, material and financial
sacrifices to resolve sub-regional, regional and international conflicts.
3.2
Objective 2: Promote Constitutional Democracy and the Rule of Law.
3.2.1 Nigeria has witnessed uninterrupted twelve years of constitutional civilian
rule since 1999. There have been three successive civilian to civilian
transitions namely; President Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2003 and 2003-2007),
Late President Umaru Musa Ya’ardua (2007-2009), and President Goodluck
Jonathan (2009 till date).
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