THE JUDICIARYAS A PILLAR OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: REFLECTIONS ON SOME CONTRIBUTIONS OF LORD JUSTICE KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS

Abstract

The role of the judicially in national development cannot be underestimated. It is a product of painstaking efforts of judges and justices of the court system. This study reviewed selected judgment of Hon. (Mr.) Justice Kumai Bayang Aka'ahs JSC. The main objective is to determine the extent to which these judgment have contributed to the development of the Nigeria's State. Employing doctrinal methodology, the study found that Hon. (Mr.) Justice Kumai Bayang Aka'ahs JSC delivered notable judgments which directly or indirectly have contributed to the development of the Nigeria's State, particularly in the area of electronic evidence, stamp and seal of legal practitioners, restrictions on claims for specific and general damages, effect of pleadings, interlocutory injunction, jurisdictions, rules on interpretations of statutes and many others. Yet, the gap between the end of justice and perversion still gapes. It is recommended that judicial officers in Nigerian courts should be proactive in dispensing justice despite daunting paucity of evidence. The study concluded by affirming that the judiciary occupies a critical role in the national development, and called for the more support of the judiciary in achieving this important mandate.