…as NBA, Ikere Ekiti Branch Celebrate 2025 Law Week
Inadequate access to justice, abuse of Power by law enforcement agencies, unethical legal practices, Limited public awareness and legal education have been identified as some of the challenges facing administration of justice in Nigeria.
These and others are the focus of some legal practitioners in Ikere Ekiti during the annual Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN Lecture as part of activities to mark the 2025 Law week of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA Ikere Ekiti
Delivering the lecture, a senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Dayo Akinlaja reprented by the Director of Public Presecution in Ekiti State Ministry of Justice, Mr Julius Ajibare explained that to address the ugly development judicial officers, lawyers, law enforcement agencies, civil society must uphold best practices to improve professionalism and adhere to right standard to rebuild the confidence of the people in justice administration in the country.
Declaring the law week open, the Attorney General and commissioner for Justice in Ekiti State, Mr Dayo Apata SAN represented by the permanent secretary, Ekiti State Ministry of justice, Mr Bamidele Bamise advocated multi door court house in the state, saying it would lead to decongesting the court through Alternative Dispute Resolution and digital platforms.
In their speeches, Chairman NBA, Ikere Ekiti Branch, Mr Temitope Kolawole and Chairman planning committee of NBA, Ikere Ekiti Law week, Mr Tolu Olowoyo called on those saddled with Responsibilities of administration of justice in Nigeria to restore the public confidence in the rule of law and Nigeria legal system.
On his own, noted that the topic of the lecture Rebuilding public Confidence in the Conflict Resolution Mechanisms and the Nigeria Justice Sector: Roles of Stakeholders in Upholding best Practices was arrived at in order to strengthen Bar and the Bench to perform optimally.
In his speech, Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State Represented by his Special Adviser legal matters, Mr Niyi Idowu commended the organisers for taken a bold step in restructuring the legal sector which served as the last hope of Nigerians and sought support for present administration to achieve success in getting rid criminal elements from the state.
