Soludo Urges President Of Court of Appeal To Reopen Anambra Division
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has called on the President of the Court of Appeal to reopen the Awka division of the Court.
Soludo made the call at a special service marking the commencement of the 2026/2027 Legal Year in Anambra in Awka on Friday.
The special service, presided over by Rt. Rev. Samuel Ezeofor, Bishop of Aguata and Supervising Bishop of the Diocese of Awka, and Coordinating Bishop of the Province on the Niger
The Awka Court of Appeal Division had been closed for over two years making litigants and lawyers to go to neighbouring state for appeal cases.
He said this had become necessary in view of the high volume of cases in the state adding that the continued closure of the court was hindering speedy dispensation of justice.
He said that his administration was committed to speedy justice delivery and that the dormancy of the appellate court in the state was not amenable to the objective.
Soludo said Anambra’s plea bargain initiative was successfully decongesting correctional facilities.
“Anambra, is second to Lagos in terms of number of cases generated.
“We are more deserving to have the Court of Appeal.
“The Court of Appeal in Anambra should not be closed for one day if merit and need happen to be the criteria, come and open your court,” he said.
Soludo urged members of the law profession in Nigeria to jettison imported wigs and gowns and embrace locally produced substitutes.
He said continued importation of the kittens was creating employment abroad to the detriment of local jobs
According to Soludo, can we change the lew regalia into what is made in Nigeria?
“We are creating jobs abroad by importing all the regalia you wear.
“Let us eat what we produce and wear what we make, that is the way to help the economy,” he said.
Soludo applauded the synergy between the three arms of government in Anambra saying it was responsible for the enactment of the Homeland Security Law which had revolutionalised the state’s security architecture.
and restored calm.
He commended the Attorney General for ensuring the welfare of judicial staff and infrastructure were taken care of.
Earlier in his remark, the Chief Judge of Anambra, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu, said the Legal Year ceremony was a vital moment for the judiciary to reassess its past and reposition for the future.
Onochie commended Soludo for fostering a strong working relationship with the bench.
He however appealed for more support for the sector.
