Hon. Oluwole Oke, a member of the House of Representatives, applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, and the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for the recent passage of a Bill reviewing judicial officers’ salaries and allowances across the country.
He also commended House members for overwhelmingly supporting the bill on the Green Chamber floor earlier this week.
With the new Act, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, other Justices of the Supreme Court, President of the Court of Appeal, and other types of judicial personnel are now eligible to increased monthly salary as well as regular payments
In a statement of appreciation published on Friday, Hon. Oke, Chairman:House Committee on Judiciary, stated that with the new development, judicial officers are now better positioned to serve the Nigerian people.
“The pay of judicial officers were last reviewed in 2007. So we are pleased that Mr. President, the Speaker, and the Attorney General have responded to our request and authorised increased wages and allowances for them. The nation may be assured of greater justice dispensation because the wellbeing of the judicial workforce cannot be overlooked,” according to the statement.
That said, the lawmaker who represents Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency also called for Mr. President’s attention to the infrastructural decay in the third arm of government, saying, “The decay in our court premises and residential quarters of our judges need to be looked into. The more we have better infrastructure, the better the readiness of our judicial officers to dispense services to the society at large.
“The Court of Appeal is struggling with management of off-season elections petitions. Tribunals have 20 cases currently ongoing and the judiciary itself does not have adequate manpower. They can’t recruit if they don’t have enough resources to pay them. So, we plead with our beloved President to look at this too,” he stated.
The lawmaker also called on Mr President to heed to the yearnings of members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria who have been agitating for better remuneration in the past few years.
He further tasked the Judiciary to continue to perform their job without fear or favour, even as he reminded them not to forget that they remain the representative of God on earth and the last hope of the common man.
I trust my powerful boss Oluwole Oke, he revive the dead judiciary system of nigeria. He is ever ready to discharge his duty anytime, more functioning power sir
Fantastic kudos to our leader Oluwole Oke