Appeal court set to open in Anambra

-stakeholders laud Bulkachuwa

Following the revelation that a division of the Court of Appeal is to open soon in Awka, the Anambra State capital, stakeholders have been commending both Court of Appeal President Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa and Anambra state government for their preeminent roles in bringing the appellate court nearer to the people.

In a statement signed by the state commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C Don Adinuba, and made available to journalist said, both legal professionals and others have been commending on the move, noting that the Court of Appeal ought to have been established in the state capital much earlier than now because, as Governor Willie Obiano has stated “over 70% of the cases at the Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal originate from Anambra State”.

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According to him, “The governor last December set up a five men committee headed Dr by Onyechi Ikpeazu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) to work for the creation of the Appeal Court. Special Adviser to the State Government on Legal Matters, Patricia Igwebuike, as secretary, and the other committee members are Justice Anthony Iguh, formerly of the Supreme Court; Dr Uju Nwogu, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice; and Mr Emeka Etiaba, a SAN.

“The presence of the apple court in Anambra will save the people the cost of having to travel to Enugu frequently in large numbers to obtain justice. It will also reduce the time of obtaining justice and the huge fees paid legal practitioners for their services”. Adinuba stated.