By Kalu Idika
A total of four thousand, two hundred and fifteen cases have been disposed of in different courts in Nasarawa State within one year.
The State Chief Judge, Justice Aisha Mohammed Usman disclosed this at a special sitting to begin the 2025/2026 legal year at the State High Court in Lafia.
Justice Aisha Mohammed who lauded the remarkable dedication of Judges and Magistrates in ensuring speedy and efficient dispensation of Justice said the number of cases disposed of during the just concluded 2024/2025 legal year was over One hundred percent (100%) higher than the previous year.
She also attributed the milestone achieved during the period under review to the digitization of some courts by the Public and Private Development Center (PPDC) and the support from the State Governor Abdullahi Sule who believes in the principles of separation of power.
“His Excellency has never interfere with our work, He allows us to do our work.”
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule who applauded the State Chief Judge, Justice Aisha Mohammed Usman for her prudent management of resources promised to procure vehicles for lower court Judges to ease their job.
He urged the judiciary arm to take proactive measures to address activities of land grabbers in part of the State to reduce land dispute.
The Governor expressed appreciation to the PPDC for digitizing eight court rooms in the State making administration of Justice faster and efficient.
Speaking on behalf of members of the bar, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Doctor Hassan Liman called on all relevant authorities to consider the competence and good understanding of the law by members of the private Bar for appointment as judicial officers.
“It is on record that most of the judicial officers appointed in Nasarawa State are from the State judiciary with very few from the official Bar,” he added.
The Chief Executive Officer of Public and Private Development Center, PPDC, Lucy James in her goodwill message expressed excitement at the recognition given to the organization by Governor Abdullahi Sule for it support to the State judiciary through the deployment of cutting edge technology for effective and efficient court administration and case management.
“We have so far digitized 8 Courts in Nasarawa State, the judges in these courts no longer write with long hand, they have speech to text software developed by our partners.”
Lucy James appealed to the State government to scale up the Court digitalization project to expand access and ensure speedy and efficient administration of Justice in the state.
The Executive Secretary of Nasarawa State Judicial Service Commission, Yahaya Yakubu Shafa stated that he was optimistic that the State judiciary would consolidate on the reforms being implemented by the State Chief Judge which led to the disposal of many cases across different courts in the State.
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