Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has said the judiciary in the state will get financial autonomy in line with the provisions of the Constitution of
Governor Alia disclosed this on the occasion of the 2023–2024 Benue State Judiciary Legal Year celebration, held at City Bay Event Centre, Makurdi, on Saturday, September 16, 2023.
Governor Alia, who re-emphasised the determination of his administration to create an enabling investment environment to attract investors to the state, said such a desire can only become possible if the judiciary is there to protect investors from unwarranted legal proceedings. In the statement by Tersoo Kula, his chief press secretary, Gov Alia said: “The situation where judges of the lower courts in Benue State travel by public transportation, including commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada, is an enormous risk and poses grave dangers to the lives of the judges and their work.”
Felicitating the judiciary in the state, Gov Alia charged judges to strive towards ensuring speedy and timely dispensation of justice in this new legal year.
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