Judicial and Legal System Reform

Nigeria’s judicial and legal system remains a constant concern. The 10th Senate will take the following steps that seek to improve the present situation:

1. Build confidence in Nigeria’s Judiciary and judicial process and achieve quick dispensation of justice and independence of the judiciary.
2. Improve the process of appointment and security of tenure of judicial officers for improved quality of administration of justice.
3. Review Nigeria’s current laws and update same to match current contemporary realities.
4. Work with the Executive and relevant agencies of government to review, consolidate, update and publish the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
5. Ensure that budgetary provisions for the Judiciary and agencies of government responsible for legal system administration are sufficient and adequate.
6. Improve funding for the Judiciary in the National Budget and ensure that adequate resources are made available for the welfare of judicial officers and staff.
7. Support adequate funding to improve and enhance the use of technology and digitisation of court processes for the purposes of speedy and fair administration of justice.
8. Provide legal support to achieve increase and democratisation of
   courts in the country.
9. Ensure that all Constitution amendment processes that seek to achieve the independence of the Judiciary are fully implemented.
10. Support the provision of budgetary allocations to adequately fund agencies of government, providing legal aid services to citizens.