A Legal Practitioner, Bisi Adegbuyi has said that as Nigeria turns 54 on October 1, there should be a focus on the judicial system.

He noted that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Aloma Mukhtar, has been able to curb corruption in the system, but noted that the system “as a whole needs to be reformed.

Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, he stated that there are a lot of corrupt people that work in the registry which tends to delay justice when there is a case in court.

He highlighted some recommendations that will help the judiciary system, such as legal education, appointment of judicial officers, remuneration, funding of judiciary and role of technology in delivery of justice.

Mr. Adegbuyi stressed the need for state governments to release funds to their judicial arms in order to ensure an independent judiciary that will perform their responsibility and reduce corruption in the sector.

He suggested that advertisement of judges should be done by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), “qualified people should apply, go through a process of interview, so that the qualified people get the post.

“We need God fearing people as judges, if you say you want to be a judge then you must live a life that should be expected from a person that is a judge because that is a crucial role”, he said.

Speaking on accessibility of the poor to the judicial system, he opined that “we have lost our values” adding that “people who are not supposed to be celebrated are celebrated because they have access to wealth”, stressing that the judicial system must be well funded so that people on the street can have access to the system.

He also stated that part of the recommendations given at the just concluded National Conference, was that there should be a small claims court for little issues such as petty thieves to prevent the regular delays in court.