The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Monday commenced a two-week special session in Lokoja to quickly determine more than 209 pending appeals from Kogi.
President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, who disclosed this at the special inaugural session of the court in Lokoja said the session would be handled by two regular and one Sharia panels.
“The two panels will sit over the 198 appeals consisting of 150 civil appeals and motions with 48 criminal appeals and motions and another panel of Justices will sit over the 11 Sharia Appeals,” she said.
Bulkachuwa said that the team of Judges headed by herself, was ready and capable of dealing with the cases expeditiously and solicited the cooperation of members of the Bar.
“Let me use this medium to call on my brothers at the Bar to desist from filing frivolous applications or adopting measures that may cause unnecessary delay in proceedings.
“You may want to avoid frivolous briefs from clients no matter how lucrative they may seem. Try as much as possible to present your matters simply and briefly so that the court can have a smooth and successful session,” she added.
Justice Nasir Ajanah, Chief Judge of Kogi described the inaugural sitting of the appellate court in Lokoja as divine saying that the Almighty God had answered his silent prayers of making justice accessible to the people at minimal cost.
He said that justice was only attainable if the cost and difficulty of attaining it was reduced to the barest minimum adding that the number of appeals from the state had made it imperative for the establishment of a division of the court.
Credit: Daily Trust
