The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on
Monday, restated the need for judicial officers to shun corruption
and all other forms of misdemeanour that could further stain the
image of the profession.
Onnoghen said this while speaking at this year’s refresher
course for judges and Kadis in Abuja.
The Nigeria Judicial Institute (NJI) has organised the course to
boost the capacity of judges at both the Federal and State
levels.
The CJN said the course with a focus on modern judicial
practices and procedures would go a long way to improve the
delivery of the judges.
He said training and retraining of judicial officers were
necessary to achieve better and efficient judicial system.
Onnoghen also said that judges should have known by now that
corruption and other forms of judicial misdemeanour would never be
tolerated.
Speaking on the status of the country’s judiciary, the CJN
affirmed that it was one of the best in the world, adding however
that it could be made better.
Justice Rosaline Bozimo, the Administrator of NJI, said the
institute would continue to perform it role by offering quality
training modus for the development of the judiciary.
She said this year’s refresher training had centred on
cross-fertilization of ideas among the judicial officers on
procedural experiences in their various jurisdictions.
According to her, the practice has become expedient to gauge
probable deficit inherent in the system.
Bozimo also said the judicial officers would be trained on
general judicial modalities to improve the country’s
jurisprudence.
The theme of the course is “Enhancing the Quality of Judicial
Services’’.
Others participants included Chief Judges of States, heads of
courts and other senior judicial officers across the country.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on
Monday, restated the need for judicial officers to shun corruption
and all other forms of misdemeanour that could further stain the
image of the profession.
Onnoghen said this while speaking at this year’s refresher
course for judges and Kadis in Abuja.
The Nigeria Judicial Institute (NJI) has organised the course to
boost the capacity of judges at both the Federal and State
levels.
The CJN said the course with a focus on modern judicial
practices and procedures would go a long way to improve the
delivery of the judges.
He said training and retraining of judicial officers were
necessary to achieve better and efficient judicial system.
Onnoghen also said that judges should have known by now that
corruption and other forms of judicial misdemeanour would never be
tolerated.
Speaking on the status of the country’s judiciary, the CJN
affirmed that it was one of the best in the world, adding however
that it could be made better.
Justice Rosaline Bozimo, the Administrator of NJI, said the
institute would continue to perform it role by offering quality
training modus for the development of the judiciary.
She said this year’s refresher training had centred on
cross-fertilization of ideas among the judicial officers on
procedural experiences in their various jurisdictions.
According to her, the practice has become expedient to gauge
probable deficit inherent in the system.
Bozimo also said the judicial officers would be trained on
general judicial modalities to improve the country’s
jurisprudence.
The theme of the course is “Enhancing the Quality of Judicial
Services’’.
Others participants included Chief Judges of States, heads of
courts and other senior judicial officers across the country.
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