Gov. Jibrilla Bindow of Adamawa has said that his administration will upgrade basic infrastructure for the judiciary to enhance efficient service delivery in the state.
Bindow, who made this known when he inspected courts in Yola on Tuesday, said that enabling environment for the judiciary would impact positively on the people of the state.
According to him, his administration is built on justice and fairness and infrastructure in the sector will translate into providing justice to the common man.
He directed the Ministry for Works to submit the cost of procuring generating sets to his office to cushion the effects of power outage in the courts.
“My administration upholds justice and fairness and I must do my best to ensure that our courts are giving a facelift where workers will get human environment to give their best.
“It is sacrosanct that an enabling environment will boost the productivity of our judiciary staff which will in turn impact positively on our people.’’
Earlier, Justice Ishaya Banu, the Chief Judge of the state, commended the governor for giving adequate attention to the judiciary.
Banu said that the efforts by the executive arm of government would go a long way in addressing the infrastructure challenges of the judiciary in the state.
While conducting the governor round some of the court premises, Banu urged the governor to provide the courts with standby generating sets.
NAN reports that the governor had visited some of the courts which were constructed during the colonial administration and were not renovated for the past four decades. (NAN)