Speaking during the inaugural sitting on Monday in Lafia, Justice Ignatius Agube, Presiding Judge of the Court, said they have the approval of the President of Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, to hold the alternate sitting. Agube said the alternate sitting which began on Monday, July 5, would hear 122 appeal cases within two weeks. He said that the state government would provide the necessary logistics in terms of accommodations and court room for the sitting. The AG also appealed that the sitting in the state should be more frequent while calling for the establishment of a Court of Appeal in Nasarawa State. xSimilarly, Mr Edward Ashiekaa, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), commended the initiative of commencing alternative sitting of Appeal Court in Lafia.

Source: The Guardian July 05, 2021 11:15 UTC