Lawyers urge short adjournment to dispense quick justice
By Damilola Kushimo
As the judiciary resumes full operation, lawyers in Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have urged the magistrates to give short adjournment dates on cases to hasten judgement on the backlog of cases.
The lawyers, who commended the judiciary for swinging into full operation after several months of skeletal operations due to lockdown, explained that short adjournment dates would make judgement fast on the cases that accumulated during the lockdown.
One of the lawyers, Barrister Henry Enemchuckwu, who spoke to ECHONEWS, said: “We are happy about this development, it shows that some people have been working underground to ensure that the judiciary starts again. I will advise that whatever has to be done should be hastened because clients are complaining that matters are being held on. One of my clients has been on eviction process for a year and we are yet to arrive at a definite judgement in the case.
“Although the pandemic is a global issue, our judiciary is resuming late, the government should have come up with something better to ensure that justice is not delayed because the court is the last hope of the common man.
“About how the backlog of cases can be handled, I believe that justice isn’t about how long it takes to get it but ensuring that justice is achieved at the very end. I expect the judges to work normally, to ensure that they arrive at justice even if it will take time, it’ll worth it, I don’t think they should be in a hurry to arrive at any judgement just that I’ll advise that short adjournment dates be given to cases so that the cases can close on time.”
Also, Barrister Habeebulahi Boladale who also saw the full resumption as a development corroborated the appeal of Enemchukwu but commended the judiciary for putting up measures to curb the contraction of the virus in the court as he explained that provisions have been made for everyone to wash and sanitize their hands before entering the court premises as he believed that social distancing will be enforced in the courtrooms.
