According to her, this is to avoid some conflicts that occur in the temple of justice between registrars of courts and counsel, particularly as it affects the whereabouts of documents that are of great importance. The approval was made during the presentation of the Report on the findings of the Branch on the “State of Affairs in the Lagos State Judiciary” under the coordination by Access to Justice. This was made known by the Chairman of the Branch Mr. Adesina Ogunlana while presenting the report of the meeting with the Chief Judge. Mr. Adesina while speaking on the issue of corruption which the report revealed, stated that solutions were as well provided. In his words: “Our Report exposed the horrible corruption , inefficiency, inadequacy of equipment and staff strength in virtually all the departments of the judiciary to wit the Open Registry, The Probate Registry aka wetin you bring come; The Sheriffs Section aka cash and carry; The Appeal Registry aka Self Help Centre; Bail Administration In The Magistrates Courts etc. The Report is not just a complaints bag, it is also replete with preferred solutions.” “We told the chief judge that the main thrust of my administration of the Ikeja Bar is encapsulated in the following words of mine uttered at my inauguration as the leader of the famously progressive and the progressively famous Tiger Bar on June 14 2017 to wit’ Come with us to Camelot.” “Our administration has come so that we all may have Practice and Practice more abundantly ‘on the belief that the prosperity or otherwise of the Practicing Lawyer depends greatly on the efficiency and justice levels of the Court System.” The chairman while eulogizing the Chief Justice for her role in curbing corruption in the judiciary, stated the assurance the Chief Judge gave the delegates that the Report would be considered. Also granted at once was one of the proffered solutions which is that hence forth in Lagos state, courts will be acknowledging receipt of processes and correspondences brought them by counsel so that conflicts that happen in open court between court registrars and counsel as stated above with respect to the whereabouts of documents will be eliminated. The Chief Justice while addressing the delegates stated the fact that some persons who have been working hard to see that corruption strive have already been resorting to threats. She thus directed the Leaders of the Bar to forward their report to the Governor of Lagos and the Attorney General.]]>

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