Delta State Governor, Dr. EmmanuelUduaghan has expressed concern over delay in the trial of kidnap suspects,stating that such delays has the danger of being counter-productive in thebattle against
kidnapping.
Dr. Uduaghan who said this when Judges in Delta State led by the Chief Judge,Justice Abiodun Smith paid him a courtesy call in Asaba, appealed to theJudiciary to cooperate with other stakeholders and
speed up the trial of kidnap suspects.
He said the slow speed with which kidnap suspects are being tried has increasedthe tempo and emboldened kidnap criminals who now strike anywhere and atanytime.
According to the Governor, kidnappers are vicious and mindless and not onlystrike at will, but exhibit such force that anybody could become a victim.
His words “there is no sacred cow in the face of kidnap suspects. They strikeat will, so whether you are in the Judiciary arm, Legislature or even theExecutive, you can be a victim of kidnap”.
Dr. Uduaghan therefore enjoined the Judges to help the society by playing theirown side of the game promptly and with great sense of duty so that theincidence of kidnapping would be drastically reduced.
The Governor promised to continue to guarantee the independence of theJudiciary so that Judges in the State would have the courage to be fair andfirm in the dispensation of justice.
He also promised to religiously attend to the welfare of Judicial Officers andprovide the necessary tools with which they would work with.
Assuring that his administration would construct new High Court buildings inthe State, Dr Uduaghan said the High Court buildings in Warri and Asaba wouldbe given priority attention.
He praised the State Judiciary for holding its head high in the face ofcriticisms trailing the Judiciary in some quarters.
The Governor, who was optimistic that courts in the State would continue to bethe last hope of the common man, said “the Judiciary is the last hope of thecommon man. I know you will continue to uphold
this so that you dispense justice courageously and without fear or favour.”
The Chief Judge of the State, Justice Smith commended the Governor for thespecial attention given to the Judiciary.
Justice Smith however requested the Governor to look into the issue ofabandoned projects in the Judiciary and help to complete them.
He specifically cited court halls and quarters and requested for vehicles forthose who do not have.
His words “we are grateful to the Governor for all he has done but we still want more. We want more court halls and we want more vehicles”
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