The President of the Nigerian Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice
Zainab Bulkachuwa, has applauded the Chairman, Board of Trustees,
of the Jinada International Centre For Arbitration And Mediation
(JICAM), Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, for establishing the Centre, as
it shows the readiness of our legal system in equipping itself to
grapple with escalating commercial disputes resulting from the
growth in business interactions and increase in International trade
and investment.
The Hon. Justice of the Court of Appeal made this statement in a
goodwill message at the commissioning of the Centre on the 24th of
October, 2018.
According to her, the Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism
is a veritable tool in the resolution of disputes, as it is
invariably part of human interactions. She said that the ADR helps
in saving relationships, as well as encourage a continued
relationship.
Speaking on the Court of Appeal Mediation Centre ( CAMC), the
Justice Zainab stated that the Judicial Centre was established in
line with the extant laws to achieve the aim of smooth dispute
resolution.
According to her, the Centre would provide a platform that will
encourage parties in reaching a resolution of their disputes in
good faith, and in a fair and efficient manner. She also added that
the Centre will improve access to justice as litigation has proven
to be time consuming with the alarming congestion of cases in the
system.
”The centre will improve access to justice, user confidence in
court system, lightens the court’s dockets and invariably afford
the commercial court, ample time for such matters or issues that
are best solved through litigation”.
No doubt, the Centre is well equipped with facilities of global
standard, and this was rightly observed by the Justice in her
remarks.
Available services in the Centre include Video Conferencing,
Transcription, Fund Management, Case Management,
Secretarial/Administrative services, etc. The Recording services
include 360 systems, New Instant Reply 2, Networked Digital Audio,
1000 Audio Courts at your Fingertips, Instant Sound Effect and
Instant Music.
Indeed, the Centre that was established in 2015 has paved the
way for promoting a suitable form for the resolution of domestic
and international disputes, as highlighted in the event
program.
The event was braced with the presence of dignitaries such as
His Excellency, Mohammed A. Abubakar, Governor of Bauchi State,
Hon. Justice Ibrahim Ndahi Aura, OFR, FCIArb (RTD) Chairman, JICAM
Governing Board and former Chief Judge of Federal High Court who
also gave a goodwill message, as well as Mr. Mohammed Mongano,
ACIArb (UK), former Attorney General of Borno state, etc.
The cutting of tape and commissioning of the Centre was done by
the President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Zainab A.
Bulkachuwa in the presence of the Governor of Bauchi State, notably
represented by his Deputy, Arc. Audi Sule Katagum.
TheNigerialawyer (TNL), in an earlier report, has announced the
oncoming commissioning of the Jinada International Centre for
Arbitration and Mediation, on the 24th of October, 2018.