Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to support the Judiciary to enhance productivity, reduce delays, and uphold the independence and integrity of the judiciary.
The minister announced that budgetary provisions had been made to construct additional residential houses for FCT High Court judges to mitigate housing shortages and ensure all judicial officers are appropriately accommodated.
In his goodwill message yesterday at a special court session formally marking the commencement of the 2025/2026 Legal Year of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, Wike said: “Well-equipped court facilities, chambers, and support infrastructure ensure that judicial work is conducted in a professional, safe, and conducive environment.”
He added: “Under the President’s decisive action, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has formally handed over the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for the Supreme Court’s land and commenced the full perimeter fencing of the entire complex to safeguard the nation’s apex court against encroachment and security breaches.
“This swift, long-awaited intervention gives the Apex Court of our beloved country the much-needed confidence-building that had not been done in past administrations. These confidence-building actions trickle down to each arm of the judiciary.”
The minister also listed various interventions and supports of the President for the Judiciary through the FCTA.
These, he said, include the ongoing construction of secure and befitting residential quarters for Heads of Courts within the FCT and the ongoing construction of a new Magistrates’ Court Complex in Jabi District to expand access to justice for FCT residents and reduce the burden on existing court infrastructure.
Others are: the construction of Staff Quarters for the Nigerian Law School in the FCT, and design and construction of the Court of Appeal Abuja division Complex, as well as residences of the Justices of the National Industrial High Court Abuja Division and Federal High Court Abuja Division.
He stated that the projects were designed to directly support judges in the performance of their duties, saying that “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration reasons that providing comfortable and secure accommodation allows judges to focus entirely on the timely and efficient administration of justice, free from the distractions of inadequate living conditions.”
