On 24 – 25 April 2024, the Federal Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the National Judicial Council (NJC), and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) jointly organised a National Summit on Justice 2024.
The summit interrogated the state of the nation’s judiciary and focused majorly on issues relating to; judicial appointment, discipline of judicial officers, administration, budgeting, and funding of the judiciary and eradicating delays in the administration of justice.
Also, during the summit, the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN presented the Revised National Policy on Justice 2024-2028, which was adopted by stakeholders at the summit.
Below is the communique jointly issued by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation, and the NBA President at the end of the summit
COMMUNIQUE OF THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON JUSTICE 2024