Delta CJ Pledges Commitment To Effective Judicial System

The Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Theresa Diai, has pledged the State Government’s commitment to effective delivery of justice and a conducive working environment for the sector.
Public Relations officer of the state High Court, Mr Timothy Agbaragu, disclosed this in a press statement made available to The Tide’s source in Asaba.
The statement said the Chief Judge spoke while on her 2022 second quarterly visit to the Warri Correctional centres.
The Chief Judge told the people who were at the Warri correctional centre to perform their civic responsibilities creditably, and with commitment.
She said Governor Okowa,’s government is poised to ensure that the state workforce got the best so that they could perform better in their duties.
Diai pardoned four inmates of the centre on the first day, based on legal advice from the Delta State Public prosecution.
According to her, the last visit in the first quarter of the year was not to open the gates of the correctional centres to all inmates to regain their freedom.
“The visit was to ensure that inmates did not stay more than expected in the correctional centres as stipulated by law.
“We went through their records to look out for such people who may have been deprived of justice and set such persons free.
“Our duty in visiting the centres is basically to ensure that those who are there are legitimately meant to be there and not those who have no case to answer,” she said.
The deputy comptroller of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Warri, Mr Joseph Edo, commended the CJ and her team for the visit.He applauded the CJ for conveying their request to the governor during her first visit, and appealed that their needs be supplied in the days ahead.
He suggested that more cells should be built in the centres to reduce the large number of inmates in court.
The CJ’s visit continues to Sapele, Kwale, Agbor and Ogwuashi-Uku correctional centres on May 27, 2022.