On the nomination of Justice Lawal as president of the FCT Customary Court of Appeal, he said the appointment became necessary following the retirement of Hon. Justice Abbazih Saddeeq, after attaining the mandatory retirement age of Sixty five years, as provided in Section 291 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended.
During the screening, Justice Lawal appealed to the Senate to ensure that all issues related to family and matrimonial cases are handled by the Customary Courts instead of the High Court. He noted that “It will be in the interest of the country if the lawmakers can re-assign some jurisdictions in favour of Customary Courts in order to relieve the High Courts. Most family and matrimonial issues are related to custom and Islamic law.
“I do not see any reason why customary courts are not saddled with matrimonial cases instead of High Court.” Also speaking while he was been screened by the Senate Panel for another term in office, the Executive Secretary of NHRC, Ojukwu, said his reappointment would enable him build on his efforts in the last five years where he’d boost the morale of the staff of the commission and issues relating to police brutality will continually be addressed promptly by the commission.All rights reserved.
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