The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, stated that President Bola Tinubu will make sure that judges of the FCT don’t reside in a rented apartment.
Wike assured that before the end of Tinubu’s first tenure, judges would have their private residences in the FCT.
The minister gave the peace of mind whereas flaging-off the design and building of residences for the Heads of Courts (President Courtroom of Enchantment, Federal Excessive Courtroom Chief Judge, Chief Judge of the FCT, Abuja and President Industrial Courtroom.
In response to Wike: “I contemplate right this moment to be crucial, once we have been appointed to be the minister of FCT, one of many issues that Mr president stated is that enhancing the welfare and enhancing the efficiency of judicial officers have been an issue, what do you assume we are able to do to enhance the efficiency of judicial officers, and with my expertise as a former governor of a state?
“As an skilled former governor? I stated to Mr President, one factor that your authorities should present in another way is you can’t afford to proceed to see judges in rented homes.
“Typically they don’t know the landlords of those homes, typically you don’t know your neigbours, these judges preside over felony and different critical issues certainly. in fact, you by no means can inform what will occur.
“I problem anyone that what is going on right this moment has by no means occurred in the historical past of this nation so far as FCT is worried and that i need to thank the Legal professional Basic, I’m not criticizing his predecessors however when someone has carried out one thing that’s completely different, its necessary to inform individuals, let the reality be advised that this particular person has modified the narrative. Before the primary tenure of Mr president ends no judge of the FCT Excessive court docket will be residing in a rented quarter.”
