Nigeria, May 5 -- "Fools at the top would cause damage to any system not to talk of the fragile institutions of a fledgling democracy." - Charles Archibong, A Stranger in Their Midst: A Memoir, 97 (2021)

In the last week of April, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Olukayode Ariwoola co-convened and chaired a "National Summit on Justice" in Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital. Addressing the participants "with a profound sense of responsibility", the CJN invited them "on a journey of comprehensive reform to ensure that justice is not only dispensed but also perceived to be dispensed fairly and impartially." More specifically, he asked them to identify "gaps and inconsistencies that hinder the efficient administration of justice."

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