Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has been presented the merit award for human capacity building and development.
The governor was presented the award on Thursday night by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin branch, at the 2019 Black and White NBA Dinner and Award Night.
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NBA Benin chairman, Collins Ogiegbean, said the award was in recognition of the governor’s developmental strides in human capacity building.
Obaseki said the judiciary continues to strengthen the rule of law and is the backbone of Nigeria’s democracy.
He said that he was working with the chief judge of the state to have a strategic master plan for the judiciary, going by the unique location of the state in the country.
“We must be a judicial hub, we have the benefit of having a Court of Appeal, State and Federal High Courts, Industrial Court, there is no reason why we cannot make Edo a judicial hub in the South-South and South-East of Nigeria,” he said.
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Obaseki added that his administration would do all it could to have a strong judicial system by having a culture of respect for the judiciary.
The governor also reiterated his administration’s commitment to digitalisation of the courts and strengthening of the state’s magistracy.
