MY THINKING.
I will remain resolute on my earlier stance that the agitation for judicial autonomy is a good cause and NBA should applaud JUSUN for crying our cry. This is so by every sense of objectivity and watching from afar without minding if there are other undertones that are going on.
NOW NBA MUST SEIZE THE MOMENT.
In the time past as I will be forced to call it after the grant of the request of the striking parties, the registrars from various courts insist on parting with monies from lawyers/litigants before they will do their legitimate jobs, ranging from searching a case file, getting CTC for ruling, record of proceedings or judgment, etc.
The most painful part is the inability to inform counsel that the court will not sit on a given day, allowing lawyers from Shagamu, Ogun state, Abuja etc, to waste their time and resources to grace an empty court.
In all honesty that is a huge embarrassment on the legal profession where a mere junior registrar will subject counsel to such avoidable agony.
With the autonomy in sight, the money to run the courts effectively should not be any problem especially with regards to inter alia the points I raised above.
Personally, I think Mr Olumide Akpata, @+234 803 324 7080 and other branch heads should put heads together to curb this corruption menace going on in the registry sector by setting up a committee to be reported to in any event anything as such happens for onward disciplinary actions.
Enough should truly be enough.
I am not against cheerfully giving or appreciation when a registrar does a favour to a lawyer, but not to allow registrars to extort money from lawyers and litigants for doing their legitimate jobs which they get paid for.
A speech in time saves nine.
Chukwuebuka Anyiam Esq.
(a.k.a BLUNT AS EVER)
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