The Rivers State Judiciary has introduced E-Affidavit Initiative aimed at efficient and effective administration of justice and to ease the stress of litigants and others.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Rivers State Judiciary dated 12th day of August, 2020 which was made available to TheNigeriaLawyer, titled “RIVERS STATE JUDICIARY INTRODUCES E-AFFIDAVIT”.
“The Rivers State Judiciary in an effort to ensure speedy dispensation of justice, more efficient and effective service delivery and as part of its RIVCOMIS initiative announces the introduction of her E-AFFIDAVIT INITIATIVE.”
In addition, it was noted that this is necessitated as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world that requires observing the social distancing protocols.
“Managing courts and Justice proceedings in these times of highly sophisticated technology for enhancing today’s organisation and coupled with the present pandemic called COVID 19 with its precautionary measures of social distancing has necessitated and driven the idea behind the Court management information system (COMIS).”
In addition, it was stated that the initiative provides six benefits.
“Here is introducing the electronic Affidavit in Rivers State with the following benefits.
•It is verifiable (you can always check for originality and it is authentic)
•It is accessible (you can apply for affidavit from anywhere in the world)
•It is secure (your personal data/information is safe and saved in the cloud)
•Easy and fast to use (it is automated and consumes less time unlike the manual method)
•Eradication of middle-men (you do not need help as it is easy and you can do it yourself)
•It is unique (your code is unique to you)”
Meanwhile, in order to process this, there are six steps that must be taken which are stated to be user friendly.
“Getting an affidavit just got better, stress-free and faster. With this new e-affidavit initiative, you can now file affidavits from the comfort of your homes and offices. It is easy and user friendly.”
Finally, the steps to be taken are below:
“Just use the following steps:
1. Log on to https://rivcomis.riversstate.gov.ng/
2. Sign up and then log in to gain access
3. Select the affidavit type e.g name change, date of birth, identity check, etc
4. Fill the request form, upload your passport and signature
5. Ensure your entry is correct
6. Now proceed to make payment.
