The Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has charged judges and Justices to be abreast with the current issues in the telecom industry with a view to ensuring fair adjudication in this digital era.
He gave the charge on Monday during the 2023 National Workshop for Judges and Justices on telecom issues organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute NJI in Kano.
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He described the workshop as very timely especially with the advancement of the telecom industry.
Justice Ariwoola explained that the meeting would serve as an avenue where challenges affecting the communication sector would be deliberated and modalities of addressing the challenges would be fine tuned.
He said the workshop themed “The Adjudication Path in a Digital Era” would play a vital role in building the capacity of judges and justices with a view to achieve the desired goals.
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In his remark the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communication Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta said the workshop was aimed at ensuring fair adjudication on issues related to the Communication issues.
“This workshop for members of the judiciary is an annual event for almost a decade, and the idea behind the conduct of this workshop is to bring members of the judiciary up to speed with knowledge on the telecom issue, so that when cases regarding the telecom industry raise there will be speed in the administration of justice because they are abreast with the issues”,he said.
He added that NCC was working assiduously towards the review of Nigerian Telecommunications Act.
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Earlier the Administrator, National Judicial Institute, Justice Salisu Garba said the workshop would play a vital role in providing a framework for regulations of the communication industry.
He called on the participants to make the best use of the experiences they would acquire during the training sessions.
