Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has inaugurated a Governing Board for the Justice Mary Odili Judicial Institute with an N500m take-off grant.
The Governor insisted that he set up the institute in Port Harcourt to complement the efforts of the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in the provision of regular training of judicial officers in the country.
Inaugurating the board on Tuesday at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Wike said the board had not performed as he had provided everything including the N500m he promised the institute when it was inaugurated.
He said:
“It is important now that you can kickstart and please, give the required support of the governing board to the Institute to be able to effectively discharge their responsibilities.
“At least, before the year runs out, you must have carried out not less than three workshops, it’s very important. And of course, there must be regular publications.”
The board has as its Chairman, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi with the president of Rivers State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Ihemnacho Wilfred Obuzor and Rivers Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor as members.
Other members are : Justice Essor Teetito, Justice Frank Onyiri, Justice Florence Fiberesima, Justice Ericonda Amadi, Justice Dr. Daketima Kio, Collins Ali and Betty Sunny-Hart.
Wike noted the importance of continuous training of judicial officers and support staff through workshops
He said the institute should begin to carry out its responsibilities and conduct at least three training sessions yearly for Judicial officers.