WHY WE ARE BUILDING FEDERAL COURTS IN RIVERS STATE BY GOVERNOR WIKE

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By Adebisi Adeyemi Lagos, Nigeria

 

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has explained that his administration is investing  in Federal Judiciary infrastructure  because the Federal Government has abandoned  her responsibilities  to the  Rivers people.

Speaking during a courtesy visit  by the National Association of Rivers State Students from the Nigerian Law School at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday, Governor  Wike said that his administration  was compelled to make necessary investments  in courts under the Federal Government because they were left to rot.

 

Governor Wike said: “After Lagos State, the next state with the  highest number of litigations is Rivers State.  Yet the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt  was dilapidated, the National Industrial Court was nonexistent and the Court of Appeal has been in a sorry state.

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“To ensure that our people have access to justice, we resolved to construct  a new Federal High Court  complex with six modern courtrooms and  state of the art facilities . That  complex will be commissioned  in May.

“We have proposed the demolition of the  existing  old Federal High Court, so that we can build a new complex  with  more courtrooms “.

The governor  added that his administration  is constructing the National Industrial Court complex in Port Harcourt, as part of measures to ensure that litigants  no longer travel to Yenagoa for their cases.

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According  to him, the Court of Appeal  building in Port Harcourt  is undergoing total rehabilitation  to ensure that it accommodates more  litigants.

He assured  that his administration will continue  to deliver on quality projects, good governance and enhance the standard  of  living  of the people.

Governor Wike  noted that his administration  will also promote the welfare of students in the state.

Earlier, Publicity  Secretary of the National Association of Rivers State Students from the Nigerian Law School, Miss Akubueze Okocha lauded Governor Wike for his outstanding achievements in the development  of infrastructure  in the law sector.

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She urged  the governor to maintain the tempo of projects delivery across the state.

Governor Wike  later took the students on a tour of projects within the Government House Port Harcourt, where he explained  the status of the  projects.