Nigeria, June 16 -- President Bola Tinubu on Monday urged judges to ensure swift and fair delivery of justice.

The president warned that delays in the justice system could weaken democratic stability.

The president spoke through Vice President Kashim Shettima in Abuja during the inauguration of the Abuja Division Building Complex of the Court of Appeal, in Dakibiyu, Abuja, according to a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President.

"Instead of widespread citizen frustration with prolonged case backlogs and slow adjudication, he maintained that the administration of justice must be both fair and swift so that the common man can have confidence in...