Chief Judge Of Plateau State Hon. Justice P. D. Damulak, CON, Urges Courts To Embrace ADR

The Chief Judge of Plateau state Hon. Justice P. D. Damulak,
CON, has advocated for the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution as
a road map to reducing the case loads in courts.

The Chief Judge Judge who was represented by Hon. Justice
Christine said this during the Special Induction Ceremony of the
Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators Nigeria for
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); a
German donor agency, which held on the 23rd of October, 2018 in
Jos, Plateau State. She expressed hopes that all the new Inductees
will join hands with the Judiciary and ICMC as partners in justice
to ensure that Mediation takes paramount importance in Plateau
state.

Speaking during the ceremony, the Honourable Attorney General
and Commissioner for Justice of Plateau State, Hon. Jonathan A.
Mawiyau, who chaired the occasion recalled that as a litigator, he
has gotten a taste of all ADR mechanisms and has come to the
realization that Mediation is his preferred Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) mechanism; because parties always leave Mediation
satisfied with the outcome.

The Attorney General called for a paradigm shift and
re-orientation of minds in order for dispute resolution
practitioners to understand that disputes, particularly commercial
disputes, are best resolved using Mediation and other forms of
ADR.

The President of ICMC, Chief Emeka Obegolu FICMC, FCIArb,
congratulated the inductees while assuring the government and
people of Plateau state that the Institute will remain a partner
for positive development. The President who was represented by the
Director of Training, Dr. Bello Adamu, FICMC, MCIArb, assured the
inductees that their training has equipped them with tools to
enable them practice mediation in a professional manner.

Mr. Akin Omoware, the representative of GIZ and member of the
Institute, congratulated all Inductees and reminded them that only
those who worked hard and have been deemed worthy in character and
learning are currently being admitted to membership of ICMC.

He emphasized that ICMC Mediation Skills Training and Induction
is only the beginning of the journey and it has given all Inductees
the assurance of professionalism in their practice of Mediation,
Conciliation and ADR as a whole.