Senate Confirms Nomination Of Justice John Tosho As CJ Federal High Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip As President Of NICN. – TheNigerialawyer

…Judiciary overworked, overwhelmed, says Lawan

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Justice John
Tosho as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

The Upper Chamber also approved the appointment of Honourable
Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip as the President of the National
Industrial Court (NIC) of Nigeria.

These resolutions of the Red Chamber followed the presentation
of the report on the screening of the nominees by the Chairman,
Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters,
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on the floor.

Senator Bamidele recommended the two Justices to the Senate for
confirmation “having screened the nominees and being satisfied with
their exposure, experience, performance, qualifications and
competence.”

The Senate unanimously approved the confirmation of the nominees
when put to voice vote by the Senate President Ahmad Lawan.

Lawan in his remarks said the National Assembly will work with
the executive to ensure a conducive working environment for the
nation’s judiciary.

Lawan said: “The judiciary in Nigeria is supposed to be a very
active one. We need to also have better capacity for the
judiciary.

“They have so many cases to handle and they are overwhelmed. I
think this National Assembly should work together with the
executive to create a better working environment and of course to
create a situation where they would have more hands so that they
are able to deal with the numerous cases that we always go to the
judiciary for.

“But at the moment, I think they are overworked, they are
overwhelmed and they need our support.

“We need to look for more resources to ensure that our judiciary
is properly oiled to function,” Lawan said.