El-Rufai reward judges with 24 SUVs, promise them housing estates

In a bid to promote the general wellbeing of judges, Kaduna State Governor, Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i has presented 24 Jeeps to High Court judges in the state.

El-Rufai also assured the judges that more vehicles were coming.

“The next beneficiaries will be Khadis of Sharia Court of Appeal and judges of the Customary Court of Appeal. They will be delivered soon by God’s grace, not only the incoming judges but also the existing ones," he said.

In addition, the state governor promised to provide the judges very befitting houses as part of his welfare plans.

“The state government has plans to develop housing estate for senior judges, as currently, judges are accommodated in government buildings scattered across the state.

“We believe that if we develop housing estate where all the senior judges will be in comfortable accommodation, with a clubhouse and shopping facility, they will have a self-contained community and better security.

“We are working on that and very soon the developer will approach heads of courts to look at the design that is suitable,’’ he added.

Going further, he said the government was working on retirement and post-retirement housing scheme for judicial staff, as it is one of the issues that bother most civil servants as they approach retirement.



The Governor also planned to situate all courts in a central area in Kaduna instead of the scattered manner they are located.

“We are looking at a place where we can build something similar to the Federal Capital Territory with about 20 high courts in one place and relocate the courts scattered all over town.

“We will do something similar in Zaria, Kachia, Kafanchan, Birnin-Gwari, and Saminaka and in all the major sections of the state so that dispensation of justice will be easier and better.

“We will work with the judiciary to put-in technology to help ease the workload of judges,’’ El-Rufai vowed.