Nigeria, April 24 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, advocated far-reaching reforms in Nigeria's justice system.

One of the areas which Mr Akpabio wants amended is the statutory burden placed on a judgement creditor to obtain the consent of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) before a monetary judgement can be enforced against the federal government.

Mr Akpabio spoke on Wednesday at the National Summit on Justice 2024 in Abuja.

"Another area requiring urgent reform is obtaining the Attorney General's consent before executing judgements," he said.

Mr Akpabio, an ex-governor of oil-rich Akwa Ibom State in South-south Nigeria, explained that the requirement constitutes a "bottleneck, delaying justice and un...