Agbakoba seeks radical judicial reforms from Kekere-Ekun

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has urged the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to ensure radical reforms in the nation’s judiciary.

President Bola Tinubu swore in Kekere-Ekun as the acting CJN on Friday at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja.

Kekere-Ekun succeeded Justice Kayode Ariwoola, who retired on August 22.

She is the second female CJN in the country’s history, after Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, who was in office from July 2012 to November 2014.

In a statement on Friday, Agbakoba said the acting CJN would write her name in gold if the country’s judiciary is reformed under her leadership.

The senior lawyer asserted that the last time the judiciary saw reforms was under the late Dahiru Musdapher as CJN.

He said, “We are witnessing yet another ritual of handing over the Judicial baton with the swearing-in of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.

“But it’s not about swearing in!! It’s about whether we will see radical reforms finally. The last great reform CJN was the Late Dahiru Musdapher!!! I was his consultant on Speed of Justice.

“Unfortunately, CJN Musdapher only had six months in office. He set up a high-powered 29-person committee that produced a transformational report. The late CJN led a team to the then president of the senate, David Mark, to present far-reaching reforms to the constitutional structure of the Judiciary.

“As soon as the CJN turned his back, everyone forgot about it!!! The potential legacy of the new CJN is transformational and radical reform with the fundamental objective of case management driving how the courts work.”

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