Governor Sule lamido declares the summit on Justice System Reform Commission open in Dutse where about 1,350 traditional rulers and other stakeholders will be trained in mediation known as ‘Sulhu’ in Jigawa state which is a strategic effort towards strengthening the rule of law.

The governor states that Justice for all is the ingredients for good governance which includes the rule of law in the society, tolerance, freedom of speech, integrity among others.

The Chairman of the Commission who is alsp the Chairman of the occasion, Honourable Justice Tijjani Abubakar said the Justice for all intervention has resulted in quick, fair and equitable dispute resolution under the traditional justice reform in two pilot districts of Dutse and Sakwaya both in Dutse Emirate, adding that Justice for all in conjunction with the commission has trained 238 traditional rulers in two pilot districts on mediation. He went further to state that this was achieved through a strong collaborative effort of both state government and the chairmen of the 27 local government areas.

He informed the people that another batch of 191 traditional rulers comprising of Council members and district heads from the five Emirates of the state are being trained in “Nigerian legal system, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) ‘sulhu’, record keeping and other documentations”.

Others according to him are Observance of human rights issues under the law, and development of code of ethics.

The summit was attended by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sir Abubakar Saad II, who was represented by the Shehu of Borno, Emir of Bauchi, Gombe, Daura, representatives of the Emirs of Kano and Zaria among others.