By Felix Kuyinu
Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Eti-Osa Branch, Olawale Ajia, has canvassed for realization, maintenance of more synergy in the Judicial System.
Ajia, Caretaker Committee at the Branch, urged judicial stakeholders to fashion out ways to alleviate the rots in the industry and also improve the welfare of lawyers.
He gave the recommendations at the inaugural meeting of the first elected executive committee of the branch held at the Justice Christopher Segun Courthouse, Ado-Badore, Ajah, Lagos.
The branch chairman said: “The first and most effective step is to rejig the perception and attitude of Nigerians at all levels about our country and what we owe her in the overall interest of the present and future generations.
“The bar in particular needs to pay more attention to improving the welfare of young lawyers in order to discourage the resort to unprofessional conduct in the desperate bid to make ends meet.”
Ajia noted that gaining access to the court is now costly and sometimes restricted which has led to corruption and perversion of justice, causing loss of confidence in the judicial system. However, he said that such anomaly should be alleviated to help the public get better dispensation of justice.
The First Chairman of the branch, Adewale Sanni, said that the re-establishment of the branch is an actualisation of a long dream and expectation for the community and its members, that justice would come closer to the people.
According to him, “Justice has been achieved partly by having a court branch in Eti-Osa, so people don’t have to travel far and wide to have their matters adjudicated.
“The aim is to rectify what is amiss and not necessarily antagonizing anybody when it comes to speaking up for the people and lending them a voice as the newly elected chairman.
“My word to the government is to say that we would interact with them, collaborate with them, because that is best way to go. When we have frictions, we’ll say so respectfully in such a way that would carry everybody along. The aim is to rectify what is amiss, it’s not necessarily antagonizing anybody.“ he said
