“With only 15 Justices and mountains of cases, the Supreme Court will continue to be overworked,” remarked Chief Ogwu James Onoja while urging that vacancies at the apex court should be filled immediately.
Speaking at a recent book presentation at Abuja, in honour of the recently retired Justice Ejembi Eko, JSC, Onoja expressed concern that “cases in the Supreme Court as presently constituted last for more than ten years. That is one of the reasons why parties are changed along the lines due to deaths and incapacitations.”
Calling for special a limitation in the manner of cases that go to the Supreme Court, Onoja said: “At the moment, all manners of cases such as marriages, land, and employment matters are finding their ways into the only Supreme Court in the land. This trend is unnecessary because it is affecting the quality of justice delivery in the country. Therefore, the Supreme Court should not be for all cases.”
“Nigeria’s Supreme Court justices are the most overworked Justices of any Supreme Court in the world and so the best way to reduce the burden on the Justices is by restricting the manner of appeals that go to the court.”
Below are some photos of the event.
