Justice Kekere-Ekun must implement radical reforms in Judiciary – Agbakoba

Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has charged the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to implement radical reforms in the judiciary.

Kekere-Ekun was sworn-in as acting CJN on Friday by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.

Agbakoba, in a statement, said the nation is witnessing yet another ritual of handing over the Judicial baton with the swearing-in of Justice Kekere-Ekun.

He said it is not about swearing in, but about whether the nation would see radical reforms finally in the judiciary.

Agbakoba argued that the last great reform CJN was the Late Dahiru Musdapher, saying he was his consultant on Speed of Justice.

“Unfortunately, CJN Musdapher only had six months in office. He set up a high-powered 29-person committee that produced a transformational report.

“The late CJN led a team to the then president of the senate, David Mark, to present far-reaching reforms to the constitutional structure of the Judiciary,” he said.

Agbakoba said as soon as the CJN turned his back, everyone forgot about it, saying that the potential legacy of the new CJN is transformational and radical reform with the fundamental objective of case management driving how the courts work.