government will continue to uphold as top priority the welfare of (members of) the judiciary, to ease avoidable burdens on their lordships, and speed up the adjudicatory process which is a sine qua non for social order and economic development.
“Distinguished fellow Nigerians, it is appropriate to refer to the recent landmark position of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the local government councils in Nigeria.
“Expectedly, this will spur the much-desired developments at the grassroots level, while I remain confident that more of such strategic and reform-oriented legal interventions will be achieved.”
