Review Lawsuit Requirements for SAN Rank — BOSAN Advises Privileges Body
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In an address at the Supreme Court event on Monday, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, advised the National Judicial Council (NJC) to quicken the process of filling the vacancies at the Supreme Court.
Mr Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), expressed President Bola Tinubu’s “readiness to implement judicial reforms with the cooperation of the judiciary.
“We, therefore, earnestly await the judiciary to set the ball rolling to enable the other arms to play their part in this critical aspect of nation-building,” he said.
Delays in the adjudication of cases have hampered efficient justice delivery in Nigeria, with legal experts calling for urgent reforms.
The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) represented by Ebun Sofunde, a SAN, said Nigerians were fast losing hope in the capacity of the judiciary to deliver justice timeously.
In response to the problem, Mr Sofunde said disgruntled Nigerians were resorting to law enforcement agents for settling disputes, a situation he described as illegal.
“Law enforcement agents now fill the void created by inefficient judicial system.
“When judges are overwhelmed by work burden, they see adjudication of cases as perfunctory,” he said.
The lawyer explained that excessive workload on judges impacts negatively on the quality of decisions emanating from the courts.
He warned that citizens’ loss of confidence in the justice system births anarchy.
He advised the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC), a body saddled with the conferment of the rank of SAN, to review its criteria in terms of the number of concluded cases lawyers are required to have in their kitty before applying for the prestigious award.
Mr Sofunde noted that the criterion concerning the number of cases to be filed by SAN applicants puts pressure on the courts as lawyers lodge frivolous suits that end up clogging the courts’ dockets.
Advising the new SANs, the AGF warned against unprofessional conduct.
He said the latest guidelines of the LPPC do not permit restoration of the SAN rank once it is withdrawn for violation of the rules.
Mr Fagbemi urged the lawyers to assist the courts in justice dispensation.
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