Lawyers Commend Wike On  ICT Innovation

Legal Practitioners in Rivers State have commended the State Government for providing  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for  effective and  speedy Judicial  services in the State.
A legal practitioner and former Chairman, National Copyright Commission, and current Director, National Legislative Institute, Abuja, Dr. Clinton Jaja, made the remarks while presenting a paper on the topic, “How to Use ICT for Legal Research”, during the recent workshop for  Magistrates in Port Harcourt.
Jaja  hinted that the State Government has commenced efforts to institutionalise ICT in the State Judiciary,  beginning with the State Customary Courts.
According to him,  the first phase of implementation has started with the training of staff and setting up of a digital library which makes it easy for judges and Judicial officers to deliver on their duties.
The legal researcher also disclosed that after the trial period, the tool will be adopted across board.
Another Lawyer, Gift O. Nyeche, said the introduction of ICT into Rivers State Judiciary system will put the state ahead others in handling matters.
Nyeche noted that ICT has come to stay and that it amounts to a waste for any sector to operate without ICT tools.
“ICT will not only enhance service delivery, but will make  Court processes and filings easier”, he said.
Others were unanimous in saying that the era of analogue judiciary system was hectic due to the stress accocaited with  it.
They also agree that ICT will eliminate some errors in filings in that such errors will be detected and authomatically corrected by the system.

By: King Onunwor