NBA PRESIDENT DEMANDS DELIBERATE INVESTMENT IN THE WELFARE OF JUDGES
NBA PRESIDENT DEMANDS DELIBERATE INVESTMENT IN THE WELFARE OF JUDGES Mary Akanbi 12th September, 2022 Today 12th September, 2022, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN delivered an address at the Annual Legal Year Ceremony of the Court of Appeal. The event was held at the Court of Appeal Headquarters, Abuja and it had in attendance the President and Justices of the Court of Appeal as well as other eminent jurists and members of the Bar. The NBA President in his address decried the poor working condition of the court and welfare of Justices. He stated that the salaries and allowances of judges and justices in the country have remained the same since 2008 and this has a negative impact on justice and justice delivery in the country. He emphasized the need for the judiciary to be truly independent and described as worrisome the fact that "none of the presidential candidates for the upcoming 2023 election, who attended the...