… Moves To Reform Judiciary

In a bid to reposition the state judicial  system to ensure the effective  dispensation of Justice in the State, the Rivers State Government has scrapped some Departments in the Ministry of Justice.

The affected departments are: Environment and Ecology, Legal Services and Law  Review departments.

The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Hon. Worgu Boms said this while speaking during a one day seminar on “Further  Reflection on Today law Practice, the Young Lawyer in  Perspective” organized by young lawyer’s  forum of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Port Harcourt branch.

The commissioner who was represented by the state Solicitor- General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr. Rufus Godwins also  said  that the ministry would no longer tolerate the situation whereby interlocutory injunctions granted by courts in the  State lasted longer than necessary.

He said that the ministry was determined to turn things around as far as Justice delivery is concerned in the state.

While declaring the occasion opened, the State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Iche Ndu described  the seminar as  relevant and instructive in view of the on-going transformation in all sectors of the nation.

The  chief judge who was  represented by Hon. Justice  D-W. Okocha also stressed the need for high ethical conduct by the young lawyers.

Earlier in his welcome  address, the  chairperson of the Young Lawyers Forum, Rivers State, Mr. Bariyima S. Kpokpan described the Forum as the creation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for all lawyers between 1-7 years post call.

He said that the idea was to give the new lawyers a platform  to review and articulate the usually seeming  challenges of every beginner with a view to overcoming  them.

“One of the core objectives is welfarism. But more than that, it is for our professional development” he said.