President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has condemned what he described as the terribly slow pace of justice administration in the Nigerian courts.

President BUHARI spoke at the 60th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, with the theme, “Stepping Forward” with his speech read at the virtual conference by the Vice-President, Professor YEMI OSINBAJO.

President BUHARI, who recalled how it took so long for the courts to decide and eventually dismiss the election petitions he filed to challenge his losses in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 presidential polls, declared that the Nigerian justice system needed an urgent reform.

President BUHARI also suggested that the judiciary should put a 12-month time limit on the hearing of criminal cases from the high court to the Supreme Court, while all civil cases should be concluded within 15 months.