Uzodimma Intensifies Prep for Guber Polls, Makes Huge Promise to Imo Judiciary

Uzodimma Intensifies Prep for Guber Polls, Makes Huge Promise to Imo Judiciary

  • Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has called for rapid reform in the Nigeria judicial
  • At the 2023 Law Week in Owerri, the Imo state capital Governor Uzodimma said the justice system of Nigeria must exhibit professionalism in adjudication
  • He said speedy delivery of justice should also be practised rather than unnecessary litigation

Imo, Owerri - Imo state governor and the All Progressive Congress (APC) flagbearer for the state’s gubernatorial poll, Hope Uzodimma, has called for better and speedy justice delivery in Nigeria.

Governor Uzodimma made this call at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Law Week staged by the Imo state chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

Hope Uzodimma
Governor Hope Uzodimma will be going into the 2023 governorship polls in Imo state as a top favourite. Photo: Governor Hope Uzodimma
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While speaking at the event, the governor noted a need to improve the justice delivery system by embedding more professional conduct and diligence at work.

He assured the Imo state NBA that his administration would continue offering adequate support in stabilising their societal role.

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Governor Uzodimma also pointed out the judicial trend of filing a series of cases that lacks competence and, in turn, causing several adjournments that pile up the client’s payment of appearance fee to their counsel.

He, however, lauded the members of the Imo state chapter of the NBA for staging such an event with a workable and inciteful theme: “State of Legal Practice in Nigeria - Imo State, which he stated was aptly conceived as it should be applied in sanitising the legal profession.’’

Uzodimma Reacts as Key Politicians Dump PDP, Move to APC in Top Southeast State

In another development, Governor Hope Uzodimma, on Tuesday, April 25, received some core members of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The opposition party members defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo state.

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According to the governor, he was delighted to receive the party members, especially those with national recognition.

Imo Governorship Poll: Labour Party Finally Opens Up on Alleged Deal With Uzodinma, Reveals Truth

Meanwhile, the Imo state chapter of the Labour Party has opened up on the alleged deal the party had with Governor Hope Uzodimma.

In a fresh statement, the southeast national vice chairman of the party, Chief Innocent Okeke, revealed LP struck no deal with Uzodimma as speculated in some quarters.

Meanwhile, the party insisted that there was no going back in its quest to get hold of the reins of power in the Imo state ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.