Enugu Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
Ugwuanyi to inaugurate 34 model Customary Court buildings across 17 LGAs, Friday
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
Governor of Enugu, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi will on Friday, March 4, 2022, inaugurate 34 model Customary Court buildings newly constructed by his administration across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state.
The President, Customary Court of Appeal, Enugu State, Hon. Justice George Chibueze Nnamani, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday explained that the model courts were erected following the determination of Governor Ugwuanyi to give relevance to the Customary courts in line with international best practices.
“The 34 model courts were erected two per local government area to give a new lease of life and relevance to the Customary Courts in line with international best practices.
“This massive project is one of His Excellency’s unprecedented infrastructural interventions in the State Judiciary.”
According to Justice Nnamani, the 34 court projects in the 17 council areas will be inaugurated simultaneously on Friday, in keeping with the state government’s rural development policy and urgent efforts at repositioning the Customary Courts for efficient and effective dispensation of justice at the rural areas and beyond.
