All is not well – NBA President calls for urgent reforms in justice sector

President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Afam Osigwe, has called for urgent justice reforms in Nigeria, stressing that “all is not well”.
Osigwe spoke on Tuesday at the opening of NBA Gombe Branch Law Week with the theme, ‘Strengthening Justice Through Reforms: Lawyers as Agents of Change’.
He noted that the theme resonates with the critical role lawyers play as stakeholders in the administration of justice and emphasized the need for renewed commitment to meaningful reforms.
The NBA President acknowledged the strides made through the enactment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, which was designed to improve the efficiency of Nigeria’s criminal justice...