Adamawa State House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary on Monday, commended the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, for establishing an Upper Area Court 4.
The committee however advocated for the establishment of additional upper area courts in Ganye, Mubi and Numan Local Government Areas.
The committee headed by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan), said that the establishment of upper area court 4 by the state judiciary deserves commendation from all and sundry.
Already, the newly established upper area court 4 has since taken off and presided by its pioner judge, Hon. Ibrahim Musa Ulenda, and erstwhile judge of Chief Magistrate Court II Yola,
According to the committee, establishing more courts will help in administering justice to the citizens more especially in the affected areas.
This is coming as the assembly is making effort to repeal area court edict (amendment) law number 7 of 2016 and to re-enact the state area court (amendment) law 2021 so as to return appeals from area courts to upper area courts, increase the jurisdiction of the area courts.
The steps taken by the assembly to that effect is contained in a report presented at the floor of assembly on Monday, by the Chairman of the judiciary committee, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan).
Hon. Mackondo led committee informed the assembly that if amended and passed, the law will provide for the right of litigants to initiate a hitch free appeals from the area courts to upper area courts.
It added that repealing the area court edict will allow appeals from area courts to upper area courts, and that it can reduce loads and delay of cases in the high courts and urged the hallowed chamber to consider and okay it.
After receiving the report, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, who presided over the sitting, directed the Chairman Rules and Business to schedule the report for consideration on Tuesday.
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