Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmoud Mohammed, has expressed regret that the Rules of Court are used as impediments rather than as implements for smooth administration of justice. Speaking on the topic “The Future of Administration of Justice in Nigeria” at the just concluded Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, 55th annual general conference in Abuja, Justice Mohammed called on lawyers to have a unity of purpose.

IF only we knew that the entire world was watching us, we would have realised that it is too early to begin to derail the anti-graft war, which we all agreed upon a few months back.

When there are opportunities and different choices to choose from, people and organisations tend to choose the best. What happens when there is no opportunity or probably options available to people or organisations to choose?

I am glad about the recent recruitment into the police but that recruitment should not be limited to the rank and file. There are practicing lawyers that can be engaged, trained and retrained, who will come in, not as rank and file policemen. They could be promoted and empowered to deal with these challenges so that the capacity of the police to use the tools of science in investigation is achieved. This will enhance capacity. I will not draw an arbitrary line; we will only be concerned with crimes that took place within the past few years.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State, Mr. Adewale Abel has called on leaders and supporters of the party to rally behind the party’s candidate in the November governorship poll in order to liberate the state from underdevelopment.